©2010 Raymon B. Harvey, P. A.    Arkansas Elder Law™  Arkansas Elder Law & Special Needs Trusts™ Elder Law 501-221-3416 650 S. Shackleford Rd. Suite 400 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 Tel:   501-221-3416 Fax:  501-221-2689 info@ArkansasElderLaw.com LEARN MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN USE Elder Law Legal problems that affect the elderly are growing in number.  The numbing cost of nursing home care is staggering.  Actions taken by seniors and their families with regard to the fear if impoverishment may have unintended legal effects. We assist individuals and families in the following areas:   • Preservation/transfer of assets seeking to avoid spousal. impoverishment when a spouse enters a nursing home. • Medicaid eligibility. • Supplemental and long term health insurance issues. • Disability planning, including use of durable powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney, living trusts, and living wills. • Conservatorships and Guardianships. • Estate planning, including planning for the management of one's estate during life and its disposition on death through the use of trusts, wills and other planning documents. • Probate and Probate avoidance. • Nursing home issues including questions of patients' rights and nursing home quality. • Medicaid Applications.