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elder law medicaid estate planning and long term care elder law answers elder law 101 image svg xml medicaid 101 navigation menu find an attorney questions answers for attorneys article search attorney search search articles find attorneys find local elder law assistance find an attorney elder law attorneys near your city state change location attorney name elder law attorney firm name your city attorney name elder law attorney firm name your city attorney name elder law attorney firm name your city 99 attorneys practicing in your state free elder law guides download one or more of our in depth guides on elder law topics get your guide questions and answers get answers to your long term care and estate planning issues ask a question can i get a home equity loan on my mom s condo i am poa for my mother who is now in long term care i am currently occupying her condo and have assumed all of the bills am i able to take a home equity loan to improve the property and help catch up on bills she was delinquent on like the hoa fees without affecting her medicaid status the property is already sign see the answer do i owe capital gains on my share of my late father s home my father left is house to us with each of us getting one third my brother bought me out for my third for 250 000 do i need to pay taxes on that money see the answer should my 91 year old mom buy a home for her and me my mother is a 91 year old widow and currently lives alone in her home she has decided she doesn t want to be alone anymore she wants to sell her home to my brother and use those funds as a down payment for a home that is large enough for me and her to live jointly we would both be on the mortgage as well as the ti see the answer if my mom was a victim of undue influence what do i do i recently moved in with my mom after my brother passed away she is blind with the exception of a part of her periphery and has had several falls she is forgetful sometimes and cannot cook or clean she is able to get dressed and let her dog out i found out today that my mom signed sales documents to sell our family see the answer will medicaid take mom s life insurance from me my mom had to apply for medicaid to pay for long term care after a stroke i m the beneficiary on her term life insurance policy not the estate will medicaid take her life insurance from me when she passes see the answer who pays credit card debt if one s only asset was a home what happens to credit card debt if one s only asset is a home which was transferred at their death see the answer what legal documents do we need when dad moves in my father in law is 91 years old has dementia and is diabetic due to his health care needs his wife my husband s stepmother can no longer take care of him and wants my husband and his brother help care for him until a suitable care facility is found she is willing to hand over his monthly retirement in order to see the answer can nursing home release resident to someone who isn t poa i have an elderly lady who has dementia and cannot make her own decisions her nephew is her poa and placed her in a nursing home however her son who does not have poa took her out of the nursing facility and now the lady is wandering and being picked up by law enforcement her nephew wants to place her again but see the answer does a guardian have a say in whom i choose to date if a person lives in a group home and is able to care for herself with some basic assistance are they allowed to date whomever they want without the guardian interfering see the answer what do i do about my stepsister who was cut from the will my mom and stepfather had a revocable trust my stepfather passed away in august 2023 leaving everything to my mom she made a change to the trust leaving the house and all contents to me and my sister and not to my stepsister mom passed away this january my stepsister being understandably upset is now asking for see the answer elderlaw 101 find basic articles that clearly explain essential topics in the field of elder law like medicaid medicare estate planning and social security learn more about eldercare recent elder law articles survey highlights high costs of long term care in 2023 you may not foresee ever needing assistance with your day to day life however research shows that seven in 10 adults aged 65 and older will require long term care at some point in their later years read more more articles promoting healthy aging during financial literacy month 5 ways to update your estate plan after a gray divorce could medicaid payback rules come to an end as of late 2023 the median monthly cost of a semi private in a nursing home in the u s was close to 9 000 the vast majority of people cannot afford to pay these prices out of pocket over the long term read more see all articles free elder law guides download one or more of our in depth guides on elder law topics get your guide medicaid information in your state every state s medicaid program is unique we have collected the key eligibility rules for all 50 states and the district of columbia find medicaid information recent medicaid articles could medicaid payback rules come to an end as of late 2023 the median monthly cost of a semi private in a nursing home in the u s was close to 9 000 the vast majority of people cannot afford to pay these prices out of pocket over the long term read more more articles medicaid long term care spousal impoverishment rules good news for medicare advantage medicaid patients in 2026 medicaid spend down pay for more than just medical bills to qualify for medicaid you must have limited income and assets in most states no more than 2 000 in your name if you have more than that you may find yourself having to spend down your extra assets to meet the 2 000 limit read more see all articles change location change help is available in your community find an elder law attorney in your city pittsburgh pa baltimore md boston ma charlotte nc raleigh nc chicago il 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more medicaid s protections for spouses spouses of medicaid nursing home residents have special protections to keep them from becoming impoverished read more what medicaid covers in addition to nursing home care medicaid may cover home care and some care in an assisted living facility coverage in your state may depend on waivers of federal rules read more how to qualify for medicaid to be eligible for medicaid long term care recipients must have limited incomes and no more than 2 000 in most states special rules apply for the home and other assets read more medicaid s protections for spouses spouses of medicaid nursing home residents have special protections to keep them from becoming impoverished read more medicaid planning strategies careful planning for potentially devastating long term care costs can help protect your estate whether for your spouse or for your children read more estate recovery can medicaid take my house after i m gone if steps aren t taken to protect the medicaid recipient s house from the state s attempts to recover benefits paid the house may need to be sold read more help qualifying and paying for medicaid or avoiding nursing home care there are ways to handle excess income or assets and still qualify for medicaid long term care and programs that deliver care at home rather than in a nursing home read more medicaid planning strategies careful planning for potentially devastating long term care costs can help protect your estate whether for your spouse or for your children read more estate recovery can medicaid take my house after i m gone if steps aren t taken to protect the medicaid recipient s house from the state s attempts to recover benefits paid the house may need to be sold read more help qualifying and paying for medicaid or avoiding nursing home care there are ways to handle excess income or assets and still qualify for medicaid long term care and programs that deliver care at home rather than in a nursing home read more are adult children responsible for their parents care most states have laws on the books making adult children responsible if their parents can t afford to take care of themselves read more applying for medicaid applying for medicaid is a highly technical and complex process and bad advice can actually make it more difficult to qualify for benefits read more alternatives to medicaid medicare s coverage of nursing home care is quite limited for those who can afford it and who can qualify for coverage long term care insurance is the best alternative to medicaid read more are adult children responsible for their parents care most states have laws on the books making adult children responsible if their parents can t afford to take care of themselves read more applying for medicaid applying for medicaid is a highly technical and complex process and bad advice can actually make it more difficult to qualify for benefits read more alternatives to medicaid medicare s coverage of nursing home care is quite limited for those who can afford it and who can qualify for coverage long term care insurance is the best alternative to medicaid read more see more most recent medicaid articles medicaid spend down pay for more than just medical bills 2024 standard protections for spouses of medicaid applicants bill advocates for seniors who seek at home medicaid care image svg xml image svg xml all elder law topics questions and answers image svg xml state medicaid information elderlaw 101 estate planning distinguish the key concepts in estate planning including the will the trust probate the power of attorney and how to avoid estate taxes read more grandchildren learn about grandparents visitation rights and how to avoid tax and public benefit issues when making gifts to grandchildren read more guardianship conservatorship understand when and how a court appoints a guardian or conservator for an adult who becomes incapacitated and how to avoid guardianship read more health care decisions we need to plan for the possibility that we will become unable to make our own medical decisions this may take the form of a health care proxy a medical directive a living will or a combination of these read more estate planning distinguish the key concepts in estate planning including the will the trust probate the power of attorney and how to avoid estate taxes read more grandchildren learn about grandparents visitation rights and how to avoid tax and public benefit issues when making gifts to grandchildren read more guardianship conservatorship understand when and how a court appoints a guardian or conservator for an adult who becomes incapacitated and how to avoid guardianship read more health care decisions we need to plan for the possibility that we will become unable to make our own medical decisions this may take the form of a health care proxy a medical directive a living will or a combination of these read more long term care insurance understand the ins and outs of insurance to cover the high cost of nursing home care including when to buy it how much to buy and which spouse should get the coverage read more medicare learn who qualifies for medicare what the program covers all about medicare advantage and how to supplement medicare s coverage read more retirement planning we explain the five phases of retirement planning the difference between a 401 k and an ira types of investments asset diversification the required minimum distribution rules and more read more senior living find out how to choose a nursing home or assisted living facility when to fight a discharge the rights of nursing home residents all about reverse mortgages and more read more long term care insurance understand the ins and outs of insurance to cover the high cost of nursing home care including when to buy it how much to buy and which spouse should get the coverage read more medicare learn who qualifies for medicare what the program covers all about medicare advantage and how to supplement medicare s coverage read more retirement planning we explain the five phases of retirement planning the difference between a 401 k and an ira types of investments asset diversification the required minimum distribution rules and more read more senior living find out how to choose a nursing home or assisted living facility when to fight a discharge the rights of nursing home residents all about reverse mortgages and more read more social security get a solid grounding in social security including who is eligible how to apply spousal benefits the taxation of benefits how work affects payments and ssdi and ssi read more special needs planning learn how a special needs trust can preserve assets for a person with disabilities without jeopardizing medicaid and ssi and how to plan for when caregivers are gone read more veterans benefits explore benefits for older veterans including the va s disability pension benefit aid and attendance and long term care coverage for veterans and surviving spouses read more social security get a solid grounding in social security including who is eligible how to apply spousal benefits the taxation of benefits how work affects payments and ssdi and ssi read more special needs planning learn how a special needs trust can preserve assets for a person with disabilities without jeopardizing medicaid and ssi and how to plan for when caregivers are gone read more veterans benefits explore benefits for older veterans including the va s disability pension benefit aid and attendance and long term care coverage for veterans and surviving spouses read more see more most recent elderlaw articles promoting healthy aging during financial literacy month does a guardian have a say in whom i choose to date what do i do about my stepsister who was cut from the will image svg xml image svg xml all elder law topics questions and answers image svg xml free elderlaw guides
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