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LifeCare Helps Caregivers Plan in Advance for Loved Ones' Legal Needs

About 60 percent of the nation's elder caregivers also hold down a regular full-time job and the dual pressures of work and caregiving can take a tremendous toll. Savvy employers, however, help their people fend off the negative impacts of caregiving through an assortment of services such as elder care counseling, education and referral services, and professional care management programs.

One of the newest caregiver-oriented services is legal planning assistance, and LifeCare has developed a Plan-Ahead Legal Benefit that helps caregivers proactively manage the legal affairs of their older loved ones at significantly reduced rates and well in advance of a crisis.

The Plan-Ahead Legal Benefit offers the following elder law document preparation services:

	Simple Will and Simple Living Will Preparation: Members will have their simple will and simple living will prepared by a plan attorney at no cost. Plan attorneys will also prepare complex wills at a 25% discount off their regular fees. No co-pay!
	Durable Power of Attorney: A written document giving full power and authority to another person (authority survives incapacity or disability). $35 co-pay.
	HealthCare Durable Power of Attorney: A written document giving full power and authority to make decisions involving only healthcare (authority survives incapacity or disability). $35 co-pay.
	HealthCare Directive: A written document details what life-prolonging treatment should be withheld or provided if member becomes unable to communicate those wishes. $35 co-pay.
	Financial Power of Attorney: A written document giving full power and authority to another person to represent the member in financial matters. Document is not effective upon incapacity of the member. $35 co-pay.

In addition, Plan-Ahead Legal Benefit attorneys will review and update these documents for individuals once every three years.

Providing these kinds of supports enables employers to reap huge rewards in terms of reduced absenteeism and prevented productivity losses.

If you would like to learn more about LifeCare's Plan-Ahead Legal Benefit, please contact us at 866-675-3751.