Most seniors fail to adequately plan for what can potentially be the most devastating time of their lives. Far too often every manner of thing goes horribly wrong even though much of that stress and suffering could have been easily mitigated or prevented all together.

Fortunately there are dozens of workable strategies and vast resources available both for seniors and their families. The purpose of the council is to help both groups develop a clear and simple plan to implement personalized solutions. The central goal is to assist them in obtaining the long term care or support they need, while, wherever possible, helping them retain, protect and even add to the assets and resources necessary for accomplishing that. Such plans can be positively life transforming for both seniors and their loved ones.

Our goal is to help families uncover the need for assistance or advice with critical aging issues. Our team has the experience and knowledge to help families and even provide some of the services. If our collaborative effort cannot match a difficult or challenging aging issue, we maintain a wider network of trusted providers or advisors who can step in and help.

"Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant" - Maya Angelou

The Palm Beach County Treasure Coast Elder Care Planning Council, Inc is a non-profit alliance of individuals and companies dedicated to helping the public deal with senior long term care and resource planning issues. The council incorporates solutions-based planning to identify specific challenges faced by elders and their loved ones and to then directly address those issues utilizing a team approach.

Council members represent a consortium of highly skilled, committed and compassionate professions operating as a clearinghouse for senior-related information, knowledge and helping resources, both public and private.

We serve a five county area: Palm Beach; Martin; St Lucie; Okeechobee and Indian River./p>

The Free No Obligation Services of the Council Include

• Personalized evaluation and needs assessment.
• Solutions-focused planning culminating in a phase one plan.
• Issue-specific information.
• When desired, referral to outside resources, whether community-based, professional or governmental.

Core Senior Service Areas

Care Planning Advice for Caregivers
Support with understanding and managing care needs includes evaluating the type of care needed, help finding medical and eldercare services, coordinating government and private care options, acting as a family advocate or mediator, and developing a plan in anticipation of future care.

Finding the Best Place to Live
Guidance on housing transitions, costs, and planning may involve identifying and comparing various living arrangements, buying or selling a personal residence, exploring independent living and assisted living options, accessing downsizing and moving services, and getting advice on the most appropriate living arrangement for your situation.

Senior Services in the Home (Aging in Place)
To help support safe and comfortable aging at home, we can connect you with services such as medical support at home, personal care assistance (bathing, dressing, etc.), supervision or monitoring of a loved one, access to better healthcare, home alert and monitoring systems, help with shopping, errands, and transportation, home maintenance and yard care, and Medicare hospice for those with deteriorating health.

Paying for Care and Government Care Programs
We can assist with Medicaid eligibility and benefit acceleration, veterans benefits for home care or assisted living, using a reverse mortgage to generate income, accessing government care funding and service programs, planning ahead using insurance or savings, and reviewing current insurance for potential cost savings.

Preserving Assets, Enhancing Income, and Planning for Final Years
This may include strategies to create extra funds for mortgage or debt payoff, tax savings, generating income to pay for care or home modifications, protecting assets from Medicaid spend-down requirements, preplanning for burial and funeral needs, and reviewing or updating trusts, wills, beneficiaries, and inheritance plans.

Legal Issues
Legal assistance is available for planning and protection, including setting up or reviewing trusts, wills, living wills, and powers of attorney, qualifying for Medicaid while preserving assets, probating an estate, establishing special needs trusts for loved ones, resolving family disputes, and using gifting or trust strategies to reduce tax burdens.