Alabama Family Trust announced leadership changes, including naming Lesley Byars its Executive Director. Alabama Family Trust is a nonprofit organization created by the Alabama Legislature to manage Special or Supplemental Needs Trusts of all sizes. Based in Birmingham, AFT helps families hold funds in trust so they can provide for their senior or disabled family…
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Sleep and Sensory Processing Disorder
Useful Information for Parents of Children on the Autistic Spectrum While not all children with autism experience sensory processing disorder, those who do rely on the love and care of parents to make daily life manageable. In particular, bedtime can become a long process for hypo- and hyper-sensitive kids. As sleep experts at Slumber Yard, we…
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SNT 101 from Alabama Family Trust
Wait, is this a college course? Nope. It is an overview of Special Needs Trusts (thus the SNT) and what they offer for disabled Alabamians as a complement to governmental entitlements such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid. Use this information as a refresher for yourself or send the link to someone you know…
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Insights from a Special Needs Trust Representative
Dana Zimbleman of Colorado used a special needs trust through Alabama Family Trust to care for her mother, Iva Posey, here in Alabama. Dana has graciously provided Alabama Family Trust with the following summary of her experience to share with others who have elderly loved ones. The Long Yet Fast Decline in Health (also known as…
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Start at the End – Pre-need Funeral Plans
Start at the End When reading a book, you don’t usually read the last page first. However, a representative should take care of that last page as soon as a special needs trust is established for an elderly loved one (a life beneficiary). Why? Because by law, a special needs trust is frozen as soon…
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Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 Impacts People with Younger-Onset Alzheimers
The Alzheimer’s Association released this post about the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and the key provisions that impact those with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. https://www.alz.org/news/2020/the-supporting-older-americans-act-of-2020-signed
Parenting Your Parents
Parenting your parents means getting involved with their long-term care plans, if any, their finances and estate plans.
What Can Special Needs Trusts Buy?
This article first appeared in the June 2019 issue of Birmingham Parent magazine.
Special Talents of Special Needs Children and Their Teachers
Special Needs Trusts like those set up by Alabama Family Trust enhance the special needs individual’s life beyond the scope of governmental benefits. This article appeared first in the July 2019 issue of Birmingham Parent magazine.
Work/Life Balance Among Senior Citizens
According to a study conducted by LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute, nearly 51 percent of people retire by the age of 65, and only 10 percent of seniors work to the age of 75. Senior citizens may perhaps be the most interesting age demographic in the workforce because, unlike their younger colleagues, less than half the…
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