by Jill Burzynski | Dec 15, 2016 | Blog, Financing Long Term Care, Medicaid
Every year the eligibility limits change for Medicaid. The 2017 Florida Medicaid Numbers have now been announced. They are as follows: Individual Countable Asset Allowance: $2,000 Spouse Countable Asset: Allowance $120,900 Income Cap/Limit for Individual: $2,205.00...
by Jill Burzynski | Nov 18, 2016 | Blog, Financing Long Term Care, Veterans' Benefits
For several years, the VA has been in the process of rule-making that will substantially change how aid and attendance applications are processed. Among the most important changes is the implementation of a look-back period which has never before existed for this...
by Jill Burzynski | Sep 11, 2016 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Blog, Estate Planning, Financing Long Term Care, Health Care Advocacy, Medicaid
I often receive calls requesting that I prepare a Durable Power of Attorney for parents. This question inevitably leads to further conversation. The threshold question is “why are your parents not calling themselves?” If I am going to be able to do legal...
by Jill Burzynski | Aug 15, 2016 | Blog, Financing Long Term Care
The Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act) was signed into law last year. This law is meant to avoid the problems that occur when a Medicare patient is hospitalized for multiple days, but classified as “Observation...
by Jill Burzynski | Jun 3, 2016 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Financing Long Term Care, Medicaid, Trusts
Many clients come to us with Living Trusts (also known as “Revocable Trusts”) in place that were prepared 10-15 years ago when the amount that one could pass to beneficiaries without paying estate taxes was significantly lower. Trusts were needed back then to minimize...
by Jill Burzynski | Apr 22, 2016 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning, Financing Long Term Care, Health Care Advocacy, Medicaid, Uncategorized
Life Care Planning is a unique practice model that combines traditional elder law including Medicaid and Estate Planning with care advocacy. A few years ago, I received a call from a financial planner about one of her clients. She started the conversation with “I...
