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Key Considerations When Your Spouse May Need Nursing Home Care
For many of us, the time will come when we have no choice but to seek extra attention and care for our spouse. Is it time to consider moving your spouse to a nursing home? This can be a difficult decision as there are many things that you want to protect your spouse...
Medicaid Limits: How to Spend-Down Your Assets and Monthly Income
Benefit programs like Medicaid often include strict requirements and rules. To qualify for Medicaid, for example, an applicant must show a financial need by staying below Medicaid’s income and resource limits. However, some people need Medicaid benefits but exceed the...
What Is the Alabama Elderly and Disabled Waiver?
It’s true. There’s no place like home, especially for people who have lived in a family home for years. Louisa, for example, created many happy memories in the house she had shared with her husband and three children. However, there came a time when Louisa’s health...
Ways to Support Your Senior Loved Ones in Nursing Homes Right Now
Social distancing and restrictions on entering skilled nursing facilities continue to be in place across the nation. We know, as elder law attorneys, this can make it more challenging to be able to interact with your loved ones who may currently reside inside of them....
From Home to Nursing Home: How Medicaid Can Help Every Step of the Way
Tom knew his dad, Frank, was having a little trouble taking care of himself at home. He dreaded the idea of putting his father in a nursing home, even though he knew of several wonderful homes nearby. Frank wanted to remain independent at home for as long as possible....
Trusts for Long-Term Care Planning
According to LongTermCare.gov, almost 70% of people who are 65 years of age at this time will need long-term care at some point in their lives. Such care is expensive and could deplete a lifetime of savings in just a few years. People may be able to both pay for their...
Resources for Alabama Seniors During National Elder Law Month
Did you know May is National Elder Law Month? This month holds special importance to us as we support all Alabama seniors, their loved ones, and their caregivers. We know that you and your family may need extra help not only this month, but throughout the year. One of...
Will Medicaid Take my Home?
Will Medicaid Take My Home? Will Medicaid take my home or will Medicaid take my house are two of the most common questions I get when someone is entering the nursing home and trying to qualify for Medicaid. This is understandable since people's homes are obviously...
Can I Give My Assets Away to Qualify for Medicaid?
Giving Away Assets to Qualify for Medicaid Giving away assets to qualify for Medicaid is a strategy that many people use when they are concerned that they might be going into a nursing home because they think it will help them qualify for Medicaid more quickly....
Does Your Current Estate Plan Cover Your Long-Term Care Needs?
Long-term care, should you require it as you age, is a significant expense. Depending on where you live, the cost of a skilled nursing home can be well over $100,000 a year or more, and this is for a semi-private room. Medicare only pays under certain circumstances...
Do I Have to Wait 60 Months to Qualify for Medicaid?
Do I Have to Wait 60 Months to Qualify for Medicaid? One of the most frequent questions that I get as an elder law attorney when someone's trying to apply for Medicaid to get in a nursing home, is, "Do I have to wait 60 months to Qualify for Medicaid?" And the answer...
Will The Government Pay For My Nursing Home Expenses?
One of the most frequently asked questions I get as an Elder Law attorney is "Will the Government Pay for My Nursing Home Expenses?" There are government programs that will pay or help pay for long term nursing home care but Medicare is not one of them. Medicaid...
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