Shannon Pawley, The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm Owner, offers guidance on how to choose a long-term care facility when it’s time for elder loved ones to move.

DECATUR, GA, July 31, 2024: Shannon Pawley, Owner of The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm, has posted a new blog on the law firm’s website entitled “How to Choose the Right Long-Term Care Facility.” Ms. Pawley provides questions to ask and resources for a wealth of information.

“When elderly parents can no longer carry out daily tasks,” Pawley writes, “caregiving for them often becomes impossible for adult children who have jobs and families of their own to tend to as well.” She continues, “When your elder loved ones are no longer able to carry out daily tasks, when they have cognitive issues such as Alzheimer’s or age-related dementia, and need more care than you or other loved ones can provide, it may be time to consider a move to an assisted living facility. In the best-case scenario, you and your loved ones have already discussed and agreed upon a move. Now it’s time to seriously consider the best options.”

As Pawley notes, “Finding the right long-term care facility for your loved one will require a bit of research and a few visits.” She adds, “Perhaps you’ve previously visited a few local facilities when first discussing long-term care with your loved ones. If it’s been a few years and your loved ones’ condition has changed, you may want to take another look.” She states, “The most important thing to consider are what services are needed now and those that might be necessary in the future. If they need physical therapy or if they now have cognitive issues, you must consider the quality of care provided by facilities.”

Pawley presents other considerations such as asking friends, family, church member and medical professions for recommendations as a starting point. She also notes, “In addition to the kind of care your loved one requires, it’s also important to consider what features are most important to them. For instance, will they be close enough to family and friends for easy visiting? If they are religious, will they have the access to services and connections they desire?”

The entire blog can be read here: How to Choose the Right Long-Term Care Facility

About The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm

The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm was established to serve the legal needs of retiring citizens. The Firm focuses its entire practice on providing strategies to protect independence, privacy, assets and taxes from the government. Shannon Pawley has grown her law practice by providing excellent customer satisfaction with personalized wealth protection plans.

About Shannon M. Pawley, J.D., LL.M 

As the owner of The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm, Shannon M. Pawley and her entire team share a passion which focuses on being able to serve the legal needs of retiring individuals. In our firm, WE BELIEVE that people should not have to lose everything they’ve worked a lifetime to earn and that every person is an individual who deserves respect and the highest quality of life possible, regardless of age or ability.  We also believe that privacy and protection are the keys to personal peace. Born and raised in the Tidewater area of Virginia to a tightknit family with strong military service roots, Shannon learned from an early age the value of hard work and the importance of social awareness to ensure you always leave a situation in a better place than how you entered it.  In her junior year of high school, Shannon served as U.S. House of Representatives Page during the 101^st United States Congressional Session in Washington, D.C.  This experience exposed her to numerous new cultures and worldly issues.  Walking away from her experience as a U.S. House of Representative Page, Shannon knew that she wanted to pursue legal studies and be able to assist others in obtaining the best results available in difficult situations.

Shannon earned her undergraduate degree at North Carolina Wesleyan College and pursued a law degree from Michigan State University College of Law.  After obtaining her law degree and becoming a licensed attorney in Michigan, she continued her educational pursuit by acquiring a LL.M. (Master of Law) in Taxation from Wayne State University. After moving to Georgia in 2018, Shannon obtained her Georgia law license and has enjoyed being able to pursue her desire of ensuring persons are able to age with dignity, grace and independence.