The Life Care Plan is different from any other business dealing you may have had with a lawyer or other professional such as your doctor. Most lawyers deal in "transactions." That means you pay a fee to a lawyer for a transaction: for example, the lawyer closes a real estate deal for you, and you pay her a fee for the service. That's a transaction and once the transaction is completed the legal representation ends.

In contrast, a Life Care Plan with the Elder Law firm of Monica Franklin is a "relationship." Although we do legal documents for you, help you with accessing and advocating for good care, and represent you in the application for public benefits, those services form part of our relationship with you-but none of them in and of itself is a relationship. In our Life Care Plan relationship, we give you a roadmap to find, get and pay for long-term care, preserve family wealth, advocate for quality care, and provide ongoing elder care-coordination for your elder until the end of life. You don’t have to figure this out all by yourself. You don’t have to do this alone.

The Life Care Plan Team helps you every step of the way to locate, access and pay for care, and to support the best quality of life for your elder and for you.

• Legal Advice on protecting your loved one’s legal rights and preserve family wealth for future generations
• Medicaid asset protection planning and other public benefits eligibility
• Long term care and nursing home financing issues
• Estate Planning, Wills, trusts, powers of attorney and advance Directives
• Advocacy for client rights to safe, effective care
• Elder care coordination by experts in geriatrics, community benefits and resources
• Care assessments, medical reviews, and referrals
• Facility and home visits
• Attendance at facility care planning meetings
• Counseling and decision making support
• Caregiver and family support and empowerment to care for and advocate for elders and to cope with the stress of caring
• Education on issues related to aging and quality of life
• Access to our life care library and network of community resources
• Support, guidance, and advocacy during a crisis