Floral Park Elder Law Attorney

Floral Park is a suburban neighborhood located at the western border of Nassau County and located mainly in the Town of Hempstead.  It straddles the Queens border and neighbors Glen Oaks, Bellerose, and New Hyde Park.

Floral Park has much to offer its residents of all ages and specifically, its senior citizens. There are several senior citizen groups where the community residents can become involved and benefit from the various educational, social, and entertainment opportunities.

Floral Park hosts an AARP meeting on the third Monday of every month from September through June and seniors enjoy the amenities of the Floral Park-Bellerose Senior Citizens center. The center offers a broad range of activities including ceramics, crafts, art, discussion groups, and occasional day trips. This center is an excellent opportunity for friendships and stimulating activities for local residents. Check the Floral Park or Town of Hempstead website for further information.

Other groups that are available for the senior community in and near Floral Park include the Retired Men’s Club, the Sixty Plus Club, and the United Methodist Women group at the United Methodist Church Parlor.

In support of the veteran community, Floral Park hosts the Floral Park American Legion Post #334, as well as the Floral Park American Legion Post #334 Ladies Auxiliary.

It is an honor and privilege for the members of Esther Schwartz Zelmanovitz, PLLC to provide legal services to the residents of Floral Park.

One situation that arises for Floral Park residents is their eventual need for long term care.

How do I pay for long term care?

There are several ways to pay for long term care, whether care is provided at home, in an assisted living, or in a nursing home. But one element that is common to all those requiring care, regardless of how it is paid for, is to make sure that the individual’s estate plan is in order in the event of mental incapacity and death.  Esther Schwartz Zelmanovitz, PLLC can speak with an individual and his or her family to determine what documents should be in place, and how a person’s finances and estate plan can be structured to retain control in the event of incapacity, to preserve assets in light of the high cost of long term care, and to ultimately arrange for the smooth and seamless distribution of assets after one’s lifetime. 

It is common for individuals to pay for a home health aide by spending down his or her own savings. Sometimes it is an informed choice, but other times it is because the person and his or her family did not know that with proper legal planning, they can preserve assets while having the government pay for the much needed care. The government program that would cover the cost of long term care is Medicaid. Because Medicaid is a means tested program, which means that a person cannot have more than a specific limit of resources (or “assets”), planning is needed for an individual who may have more than the amount allowed by the program.