| Attorney Philip Amaru and Executive Director | | | | Southeastern Area Department of Mental Health |
| Laureen Vaughn of Commonwealth Advisory | | | | Committees and the Friends of Taunton State |
| Services will provide a FREE one-hour | | | | Hospital's Caregiving for the Aging Mental |
| presentation on the topic of how to protect | | | | Health Population. |
| assets from the high costs of nursing home | | | | |
| care. Attorney Amaru will discuss the steps | | | | For more information about this seminar, or |
| that may be taken in the case of an immediate | | | | to book a seminar, contact Laureen Vaughn at |
| need, as well as steps that ensure future | | | | 800-705-1415. |
| assets are protected should the circumstance | | | | |
| of nursing home admission ever arise. | | | | Asset Preservation Planning |
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| Attendees will also learn about Medicaid | | | | For 16 years, the Commonwealth Advisory Group |
| regulations and how to qualify for Medicaid. | | | | has helped over 1,500 clients save their |
| | | | assets (which includes property, gifted |
| "Nursing home costs can be as high as $10,000 | | | | assets, retirement accounts, insurance |
| per month. During our seminar, in addition | | | | policies, investments and savings) prior to |
| to asset preservation, we discuss how monthly | | | | and during an admission to a nursing home. |
| nursing home costs can be drastically reduced | | | | Unlike financial planners, Commonwealth |
| and that 'spending down assets' is not | | | | Advisory Group specializes in asset |
| necessary for benefit qualification. There | | | | preservation for elders and their families. |
| are ways to preserve everything that you or | | | | |
| your loved one has worked a lifetime for and | | | | In addition to providing asset protection |
| that's where we come in," noted Amaru. | | | | services to clients, Attorney Amaru and |
| | | | Executive Director Laureen Vaughn serve as |
| As professional speakers, Attorney Amaru and | | | | educational speakers for hospitals, elder |
| Ms. Vaughn speak to a variety of audiences | | | | agencies and businesses throughout |
| about asset protection including Councils on | | | | Southeastern Massachusetts. Commonwealth |
| Aging, nurses and other health professionals, | | | | Advisory Group has appeared with Jordan Rich |
| Certified Professional Accountants, unions | | | | of WBZ News Radio 1030 in variety of seminars |
| and elder service agencies. Recent speaking | | | | on the topic of Senior Asset Protection. |
| engagements include Milton Hospital; The | | | | |