We have developed this website to serve as a resource for people over age 50 (or who have special needs) and their families and for those professionals who provide services to them. On these pages you will find information about finding and financing long term care, including home care options, and nursing home planning, Medicaid (Medical Assistance), Medicare, Veterans Aid and Attendance, special needs planning and other issues that confront a family when a spouse, parent, child or other family member needs care and assistance.  

You will also find helpful information about wills, trusts, powers of attorney,  advance health care directives and other legal tools that can be used to protect the financial security of older adults and to ensure that their wishes will be followed both during their lifetimes and after they are gone. If you or your family members need assistance with estate planning, special needs planning, probate and estate administration, and planning for aging, illness, and long term care, you have come to the right place. 

You can also sign-up for our free e-mail newsletter, The Elder Care Law Alert, which can help you stay up to on the many changes taking place with the laws and programs that are of significance to seniors. You can even invite Marshall, Parker & Associates to speak to your club, civic, church, or professional organization. 

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For Pennsylvania Seniors & Their Families

The Elder Law Firm of Marshall, Parker & Associates specializes in legal planning for seniors. We provide comprehensive services that cover both traditional estate planning issues and specialized lifetime care planning from our offices in Williamsport, Jersey Shore, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

• Traditional Estate Planning: We provide our clients with wills, trusts, powers of attorney, guardianship, and estate administration services. We are proud of our firm's reputation for thoroughness, quality, and service. We will help you and your family through the maze of legal, tax, and family issues.

• Lifetime Planning: Lifetime planning (sometimes referred to as Medicaid Planning) and problems related to long term care are increasingly important issues for seniors. Four out of every ten people reaching age 65 will spend some time in a nursing home, and many more will require home care and assistance with daily living. The need for long term care may arise as a result of mental disorders (e.g. Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia), vascular problems (e.g. stroke), heart disease, diabetes, respiratory problems (e.g. COPD), falls, or a combination of these causes.

The Elder Law Firm of Marshall, Parker & Associates is known throughout Northeast and Central Pennsylvania for the expert help we provide seniors who are faced with long term care needs. We help caregivers find ways to get the help they need to keep their loved one at home for as long as possible through programs like the PDA 60+ Waiver.  We help you get the help you need so that the highest quality care can be provided in the most appropriate setting (at-home, assisted living or nursing facility).  For over twenty years, we have helped families across Northeast and Central Pennsylvania to obtain financial assistance from Medicaid and other governmental programs to pay for the needed care.

If nursing home placement becomes necessary, we work with the facility to help make the transition go as smoothly as possible. We make certain that the nursing facility gets paid in a timely manner while teaching the family how they can pay nursing home costs without losing their homes or going broke.

 If you are concerned about losing your life's savings or your home to the cost of nursing home care, or if someone you love is facing a nursing home stay, or is already in a nursing home, you can benefit from Marshall, Parker & Associates' expert help. 

We will show you the planning options available to you, and help you implement a plan tailored to your unique circumstances and needs.

Our team of legal and elder care planning professionals have well over 100 years combined experience in meeting the needs of older persons in Pennsylvania. We provide that extra knowledge, experience, service, and value that can make all the difference in the world in helping you achieve your goals, whether it's Medicaid Planning, Estate Planning or Estate Administration.

For Elder Care Professionals

The Elder Law Firm of Marshall, Parker & Associates is proud to be a pioneer in providing elder law, elder care, and estate planning services from our offices in Williamsport, Jersey Shore, Wilkes-Barre & Scranton, Pennsylvania. Since 1980 we have focused on the difficult long term care and estate planning issues faced by older adults throughout Pennsylvania. In addition to providing information to seniors and their families, this website has been designed to be an information resource for  office of aging care managers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and personal care home staffs, county assistance office caseworkers, social workers, financial planners, layers, legislators, clergy, advocacy groups, and other professionals who work with seniors.  We welcome the opportunity to work with you. 

Attorney Marshall is the author of Pennsylvania Elder Law, published by PBI Press (www.pbi.org), and numerous magazine and newspaper articles on matters related to seniors.  He also writes regular columns for the local newspaper.  The staff at Marshall, Parker & Associates have planned and presented educational course for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and many other organizations and professionals associations.  We teach lawyers, financial planners, Department of Aging care managers, nursing home administrators and other elder service professionals about legal issues faced by Pennsylvania seniors.  Some of the information we provide in these courses is available to you on this website. 

If we can provide assistance to you or to your residents, clients, or consumers, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Jeff Marshall, our managing attorney, Matt Parker, Tammy Weber, Kevin Grebas and Brenda Colbert are all board certified elder law attorneys. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has authorized them to use this designation based on their meeting the criteria of the National Elder Law Foundation.  This is the only authorized certification for Pennsylvania lawyers practicing in the area of elder law.  

When you need an elder law lawyer, don't risk your family's future-- contact a certified elder law specialist. 

 Attorneys Marshall & Parker are also members of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the pre-eminent national organization for elder law attorneys.

If you have questions about Medicaid Planning, paying for home care or nursing home care, probate and estates, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, or guardianship, involving a resident of Pennsylvania, we are here to help.  You can contact us toll free at 1-800-401-4552 or at webmail@paelderlaw.com.   

Jersey Shore, PA Office	Williamsport, PA Office	Wilkes-Barre, PA Office	Scranton, PA Office
Lycoming County	Lycoming County	Luzerne County	Lackawanna County
303 Allegheny Street Jersey Shore, PA 17740 570-398-7603	49 East Fourth Street Williamsport, PA 17701 570-321-9008	1065 Highway 315, Suite 402 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 570-822-6919	329 Penn Avenue Scranton, PA 18503 570-969-2127