by Jill Burzynski | Nov 14, 2021 | Blog, Medicaid, News Article
If you or a loved one needs long term care you might have to rely on the Medicaid program to pay for most of the cost of that care. Since nursing home care on average costs over $9000 per month in Florida, most people do not have enough income to pay that without...
by dev | Jul 30, 2021 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Blog, Caregiver Issues, Elder Resources, Medicaid, News Article
Have you made a plan to deal with the high cost of nursing home care? If not, you need to look into how an Elder Care law firm can help you protect you and your family. We often hear about how important it is that we plan for the future. Whether it...
by dev | Jul 9, 2021 | Blog, End of Life Planning, Estate Planning, Medicaid
As elder lawyers we sometimes think of our clients as belonging to an “intact” family or a “blended” family. Blended families result where one or both spouses had children from a previous relationship. So some of the adult children are step-children. ...
by dev | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, Medicaid, News Article
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program available to individuals who meet certain asset requirements that help them pay for long-term care costs. Long-term care often creates devastating financial impacts on Americans, especially the elderly and disabled, and...
by dev | Dec 10, 2020 | Blog, Medicaid, News Article, Veterans' Benefits
Many of our clients have been in the habit of making annual gifts to their children and other beneficiaries. These gifts are thought of as “annual exclusion” gifts because the IRS allows anyone to give up to the maximum amount (currently $15,000 per beneficiary)...
by dev | Nov 12, 2020 | Blog, Medicaid, News Article
You may never have heard of the Medicaid 5 year look-back penalty. Or you may have heard of a “five-year period” without being clear what that meant. You get busy with health, financial and insurance information when going through a long-term placement for...
