Sometimes the more answers we get, the more questions we have. The same may be true when it comes to Medicaid. Someone who needs help paying for medical care or a nursing home may be relieved to learn that Medicaid offers this type of benefits. Then they learn that...
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...
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...
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...
Hearing a doctor say that your loved one needs skilled nursing care, 24/7, can be a real shock. Chances are, you have not given much thought to planning for long-term care. If you have just learned that your dad or mom needs 24/7 care – or think this may happen in the...
There is never a “right” time to enter a skilled nursing home. For most of us, we wish to live our lives in the comfort of our own homes and never have to contemplate a time when we would leave them because we need long-term care. Unfortunately, as we age, our needs,...
