Lutheran Social Service - Guardianship
Personal Financial Counseling
Moorhead
3101 S Frontage Rd, Ste 100, Moorhead, MN, 56560
(888) 806-6844
guardianship@lssmn.org
https://www.lssmn.org/services/older-adults/finances
Service Details
Description
Financial management counselors take a look at your personal finance information, help to create a plan to pay off debt or keep on top of bills and provide retirement planning information.
Additional Information
Offers a wide range of services to help older adults achieve financial wellness and to protect their financial assets including:
* Estate planning
* Financial counseling
* Identity theft and fraud prevention
* Home energy assistance
* Power of attorney
* Reverse mortgage counseling
* Supported decision making
* Personal representative of the state
* Health care agent
* Pooled trust
While they cannot help you make your will, they can act as a personal representative of the estate to carry out the requests outlined in your will.
Features
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Area Served by County
- Becker County
- Clay County
- Norman County
- Wilkin County
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Payment
- Private pay
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Specialization
- Adults with disabilities
- Disabilities
- Family
- Older adults
- People with low income
Business Hours
9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday
Area Served
Northwestern Minnesota
Websites
Phone Numbers
Type | Number | Hours |
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Main | (888) 806-6844 |
Last Update
10/23/2024
Other Locations
- Bemidji 403 4th St NW, Ste 120, Bemidji, MN, 56601
- Duluth 424 W Superior St, Ste 600, Duluth, MN, 55802
- Fergus Falls 731 Western Ave, Fergus Falls, MN, 56537
- Lutheran Social Service - Guardianship 1605 Eustis St, Ste 310, St. Paul, MN, 55108
- Mankato 710 S 2nd St, Mankato, MN, 56001
- Menahga 427 Main St NE, Menahga, MN, 56464
- St. Cloud 22 Wilson Ave NE, Ste 110, St. Cloud, MN, 56304
- Willmar Ste 6, Willmar, MN, 56201
Other Services or resources
Taxonomy Terms Used: Clicking a taxonomy term from the list below launches a new search.
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DM-6500Personal Financial Counseling Definition
Programs that help people who are having difficulty paying their monthly bills gain control of their finances. The process generally involves analysis of the individual's income, expenses, debts, taxes and other factors to create a personal financial assessment; development of a budget for basic living expenses; and agreement on a short-term plan for repayment of creditors which may include debt consolidation or other strategies and a longer term plan for realizing personal financial goals.
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FN-1500.2570Identity Theft Prevention Definition
Programs that attempt to reduce the incidence of identity theft by making people aware of the means by which thieves obtain the personal information they use to assume another's identity and steps that can be taken to protect that information. Suggestions include regularly reviewing credit reports for fraudulent accounts; destroying important papers including pre-approved credit applications and credit card receipts using a crosscut shredder; taking care at ATM machines and in other public venues that there are no observers stealing PIN numbers or eavesdroppers recording information provided orally; picking up new checks rather than having them mailed home; omitting telephone numbers from checks; mailing bill payments from a post box rather than a home mailbox; regularly monitoring bank statements; and other similar precautions. Identity theft occurs when someone fraudulently obtains private information about an individual, e.g., his or her Social Security number, uses it to apply for credit in that person's name, runs up large bills and then disappears without paying the bills leaving the victim with ruined credit. Identity thieves may also purchase expensive medical services in the victim's name or give the victim's name and personal information to a law enforcement officer during an investigation or upon arrest leaving the individual vulnerable to large medical bills or subject to arrest.
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FT-2700Estate Planning Assistance Definition
Programs that offer a review of options and assistance to people who want to provide for the administration and/or protection of their assets during their lifetime, develop a plan for managing their finances in the event of a disabling illness, prepare binding instructions for the health care they wish to receive or avoid should they become terminally ill, make arrangements for the disposition of their assets with a minimum amount of taxation upon their death and provide for the administration of their estate should their spouse or other beneficiaries be incapable of managing their affairs. Estate planning provides an opportunity for individuals to make their wishes known and to name the person(s) who will be responsible for carrying out those directives. Tools available during the estate planning process include a Last Will and Testament, durable power of attorney for health care, durable financial power of attorney and a directive to physicians such as a living will, natural death directive or other state-recognized document. A revocable living trust may also be appropriate in some circumstances.
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FT-2700.0500-200Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Definition
Programs that provide assistance for people who want to officially authorize another individual (and one or more alternates) to make health care decisions on their behalf in the event that they become incapacitated and are unable to make those decisions themselves. The appointed agent is authorized to review the medical records of the individual, admit and/or discharge the individual from a hospital or nursing facility, consult with his or her caregivers and sign forms that may be needed to assure that care is provided according to his or her preferences. The agent may also carry out the individual's preferences regarding organ donation.
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FT-2700.1700Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management Definition
Programs that provide assistance for people who want to officially authorize another individual (and one or more alternates) to handle important matters such as bill paying, contracts, investments, taxes, estate planning or a business in the event that the individual becomes incapacitated. There are two kinds of power of attorney: a power of attorney which takes effect immediately upon signing, and a springing power of attorney which does not take effect unless and until the individual becomes incapable of handling his or her own affairs (and expires if the person regains capacity.)