Archive for the Medicaid Category

Is Transferring Assets to Qualify for Medicaid Against the Law?

On February 6, 2017   /   Asset Protection, caregiver assistance, Elder Law, estate planning, Financial Abuse of Elderly, Gifting, Irrevocable Trusts, Long Term Care Insurance, Medicaid, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Uncategorized, Wills  

Is Transferring Assets to Qualify for Medicaid Against the Law? You may have heard that transferring assets, or helping someone to transfer assets, to achieve Medicaid eligibility is a crime. Is this true? The short answer is, no.  For a brief period it was, and it’s possible, […]

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The Official Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment Allowances for 2017

On February 1, 2017   /   Asset Protection, caregiver assistance, Elder Law, estate planning, Financial Abuse of Elderly, Medicaid, nursing home, Uncategorized, Wills  

The expense of skilled nursing home care in Pennsylvania ranges from $6,000 to $11,000 a month and, at those rates, can quickly reduce the lifetime savings of elderly couples to zero. There are federal laws in place to protect the financial well-being of a spouse at home […]

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Warning! Medicaid Rules Apply For Same Sex Marriages!

On June 4, 2016   /   Elder Law, Irrevocable Trusts, Medicaid, nursing home, Uncategorized  

Now that same sex marriages are legally recognized in Pennsylvania and by the federal government, same sex married couples have to be aware of all the legal ramifications of being married.  We are now working with a number of same sex couples to formulate estate plans and […]

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