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Updating Your Medicaid Plan Upon Death Of Nursing Home Spouse

Medicaid Asset Protection Planning is often entered into by a Community Spouse when his or her spouse is likely to enter a long term nursing home. Often, this planning is geared to protecting the assets for the Community Spouse and insuring their financial future. In these cases […]

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Medicaid Planning Power of Attorney

I have met with a number of children who would like to enter into Medicaid and Nursing Home Planning for their incompetent parent. They want to do so using a General Durable Power of Attorney prepared by another attorney many years ago. After a review of the […]

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Medicaid Caregiver Exception: Maybe Your Parent Should Buy Your Home

There is a generous exception to the Medicaid Five Year Look back and Ineligibility rules. That exception is called the Family Caregiver Exception. Generally, a parent can transfer their home to a child who has lived in the parent’s home and has provided care to them for […]

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