Aging Starts Now

Founding Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Tim Takacs and Public Benefits Specialist Josh Hunter speak on Medicare basics. When will Medicare pay for rehab? How do you know if you are on inpatient or observation status in the hospital? What happens if you run out of Medicare days?

Attorney Tim Takacs speaks with Alissa Drescher, Grief Center Director at Alive Hospice, about misconceptions about hospice and grief support services in the community.

Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis speaks with Sid Sadler, Volunteer Coordinator of the Tennessee Respite Coalition, about respite, free resources, and ways to volunteer. For more information, visit www.tnrespite.org or call 615-269-8687.

Attorney Chris Johnson interviews Melody O’Dell, Market Operations Manager at DispatchHealth. DispatchHealth’s mission is to create the most advanced and complete in-home care model in the world. By offering on-demand healthcare for people of all ages in the comfort of their home, DispatchHealth helps reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and hospitalizations, improve clinical outcomes and decr...

Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis and Partner and Attorney Chris Johnson discuss the myths and misconceptions of estate planning.

Certified Elder Law Attorney and Partner Barbara McGinnis interviews Ashley Hunter with FiftyForward’s Victory Over Crime program about popular scams and how to avoid them.

Partners and Certified Elder Law Attorneys Tim Takacs and Barbara McGinnis explain the importance of telling your attorney everything and how seemingly insignificant details can impact your estate plan.

You have your trust, now what? What happens if you don’t fund your trust? Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis and attorney Chris Johnson explain what happens if a trust isn’t properly funded. They also outline the steps to take to properly fund your trust.

Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis and attorney Chris Johnson explain the differences between revocable and irrevocable trusts, the pros and cons of each, and applications for each type of trust.

Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis and Public Benefits Specialist Joshua Bey discuss the importance of Caregiver Agreements, even for family members, especially if planning to apply for future TennCare benefits.

Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis and Public Benefits Specialist Josh Bey discuss Qualified Income Trusts (QITs), sometimes referred to as Miller Trusts.

Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis speaks with Elder Care Coordinator and former Ombudsman Pati Bedwell on “How to Spot Elder Abuse.”

Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis speaks with the Executive Director of Community Life Bridge, Loren Sluder. Community Life Bridge is a non-profit serving Sumner County. Its mission is to bridge the gap of unmet needs for mature adults in Sumer County. Learn more about the Community Life Bridge program at www.communitylifebridge.org.

Attorneys Chris Johnson and Tim Takacs discuss Special Needs Trusts, including the different types of trusts for special needs and who can benefit from these types of trusts.

Partner and attorney Chris Johnson speaks with Advance Care Planning Coach Dr. Kim Fischer, a board-certified physician anesthesiologist and an advanced care planning coach in Denver. She helps families feel reassured, prepared, and empowered to navigate end-of-life issues with confidence. Dr. Fischer is passionate about enabling advocates to speak for their loved ones from a place of clarity and...

Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis speaks with Neuropsychologist Mark Phillips about “How to Keep Your Brain Healthy.” Dr. Mark Phillips is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist with over 30 years’ experience providing comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for memory loss and other cognitive disorders. He works primarily with older adults and specializes in hea...

Attorneys Chris Johnson and Barbara McGinnis discuss cautionary tales about what happens when people lose track of legal documents such as Wills or Trusts.

Tim Takacs and Barbara McGinnis, both Certified Elder Law Attorneys and two of the three partners at Takacs McGinnis, share cautionary tales about how estate planning and asset protection planning can go wrong. In this episode, Tim talks about blended families and the dangers of giving away assets prematurely to children when money is needed to pay for care.

Elder Care Coordinator Debra King chats with Elizabeth Moss, the Chief Care Officer of Caregivers by WholeCare, discuss how to broach difficult conversations with your loved ones when and if they start to lose independence.

Attorneys Chris Johnson and Barbara McGinnis discuss the different types of trusts and how estate planning can go wrong.

Attorney Chris Johnson speaks with Bob Crandall of Danny Snyder Insurance about the different types of long-term care insurance, how it works, who needs it, and when to get it.

Certified Elder Law Attorney and partner Barbara McGinnis speaks with TDOT’s Motorist Information Coordinator John Hall about the Yellow Dot Program. Learn more about how to participate in TDOT’s Yellow Dot Program at https://www.tn.gov/tdot/traffic-operations-division/transportation-management-office/yellow-dot-program.html.

Founding partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Tim Takacs and elder care coordinator Debra King discuss the ways that being a caregiver can impact a person's employment.

Partner and Certified Elder Law Attorney Barbara McGinnis and Jamie Abbott of Prosperity Mortgage discuss the pros and cons of Reverse Mortgages.

Attorney and Partner Chris Johnson talks to Sherry Perry about the experience of COVID-19 from the perspective of a Certified Nursing Assistant working in a long-term care facility in Nashville. In addition to her role helping to care for elderly residents, Sherry is the chairperson of the National Association of Healthcare Assistants.