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Estate Planning & Elder Law Resources

Plain-language guides, quick reference sheets, and practical handouts — free for Oregon and Idaho families navigating estate planning and long-term care decisions.

General Estate Planning
Client Handout
Elder Law & Long-Term Care Planning: 20 Common Questions

Clear answers to the questions clients ask most — covering powers of attorney, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, estate recovery, trusts, and more.

Worksheet
Digital Estate Inventory

A working document to help your personal representative, trustee, or agent locate and manage your digital accounts after your death or incapacity — covering email, social media, financial accounts, cryptocurrency, subscriptions, and more.

Workbook
Estate Planning Questionnaire

The printable version of the intake workbook behind every Track Town Law estate plan — family, assets, accounts, beneficiaries, and the decisions that shape your documents. Most clients complete this electronically as part of the planning process, but if you prefer working on paper, this is the same workbook in full.

Organizer
The Family Roadmap

Your estate plan answers the law's questions — this organizer answers your family's. A fill-in workbook recording where the documents, accounts, policies, and keys live, who to call first, and the wishes your family would otherwise have to guess. Costs an afternoon; saves them months.

Public Benefits & Government Programs
Client Handout
ABCs of Public Benefits

A plain-English primer on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, SSDI, SNAP, ABLE accounts, Special Needs Trusts, and VA Aid & Attendance — who qualifies and what they cover.

Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference Guide to Medicare

At-a-glance summary of Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D — what each covers, key costs, and the critical note that Medicare does not cover most long-term care.

Quick Reference Guide
2026 Elder Law & Special Needs Numbers

Current figures for Medicaid spousal impoverishment, Medicare premiums, Social Security benefits, VA Aid & Attendance limits, and gift and estate tax exclusions.

Oregon Long-Term Care
Client Handout
How Oregon Evaluates Cognition for Long-Term Care

Explains Oregon's Activities of Daily Living assessment, Service Priority Levels, and how cognitive impairment alone can qualify someone for Medicaid long-term care services.

Reference Document
Oregon Service Priority Levels (OAR 411-015-0010)

The full Oregon Administrative Rule defining the 18 Service Priority Levels used to determine Medicaid long-term care eligibility — SPLs 1 through 13 meet the nursing facility level of care standard.

Guide
Denied Medicaid: What Now?

The three reasons Oregon denies long-term care applications — income over the cap, assets over the limit, or a penalized transfer — and the playbook for each, from income cap trusts to spousal annuities to hearing rights. With July 2026 figures.

Questions About Your Situation?

These resources are a starting point. Every family's circumstances are different. Track Town Law offers free consultations for Oregon and Idaho residents.

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