Posts Tagged protecting assets from nursing home

PENNSYLVANIA HAS A NEW MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR IN HOME CARE. Learn more about “The Pennsylvania Community HealthChoices (CHC) Program.”

On February 14, 2019   /   Asset Protection, Elder Law, Medicaid, nursing home  

Clients frequently come to our office to ask questions about the financial options available to them as they plan for their own, or a loved one’s, long term nursing care.  There is often an internal conflict as individuals debate the pluses and minuses associated with a 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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What If You Want Gifted Assets Back From An Irrevocable Trust?

On December 5, 2014   /   Asset Protection, Elder Law, Gifting, Irrevocable Trusts, Trusts  

The Medicaid Asset Protection Trust is one of the building block documents you are likely to use if you want to properly protect assets from being lost to high nursing home costs.  Click on the following link to get more information about a special type of Irrevocable Trust clients […]

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