Elder Law Answers
How does a person go about implementing the spousal impoverishment to their situation? I see all this information, calculators, etc., but nowhere do I find direct instructions about how to get it going.
Read moreIf I sell a car in North Carolina for salvage (for $800), will it affect Medicaid for long-term care in Texas? (The car is co-owned by my husband, who is in a nursing home in Texas.)...
Read moreIf at a different time in your life, you received Medicaid as your insurance, as you get older, will this be held against you? Will Medicaid take from your estate just for having Medicaid insurance?...
Read moreI am applying for Institutional Medicaid in New York for my father. He passed away after I submitted application, and they are asking for certain bank records, some of which I have, but others I don't have and cannot locate...
Read moreWould an individual be Medicaid eligible in the following scenario? They entered a nursing home on February 16, 2024, at which time assets were below $1,000 and they applied for Medicaid through the facility. Veterans Aid and Attendance was applied for...
Read moreMy husband and I recently became caregivers of my father-in-law. I resigned from my job to be my father-in-law's full-time caregiver. What are the steps I need to take in order for me to receive some form of compensation/payment for...
Read moreI am a co-signer on my niece's mortgage. Can this affect my eligibility for Medicaid in the future?...
Read moreMy husband has no assets in his name; everything is in my name. His only income is Social Security. He has long-term care insurance that will last approximately six years. Would he be eligible for Medicaid at that point? (And are...
Read moreI am 90 years old and in pretty good health. If I give each of my seven grandchildren a gift of $10,000, will they be held liable for that amount if I need to enter a nursing home?...
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