Elder Law Answers
My sister is 64 years old and is going to a nursing home because she has dementia. She receives Medicaid for health insurance, and she gets Social Security. She has a 20-year-old daughter living with her at her home. Will...
Read moreMy father-in-law is currently in the hospital after some major heart issues. We've been told he needs to live in a skilled nursing facility. We were in the process of getting him Medicaid when this all happened, so now we...
Read moreMy mother's nursing home has redirected Social Security payments to them. If a resident of the nursing home leaves to return home, can the nursing home continue to take her Social Security, which is needed to pay mortgage and remain...
Read moreI'm 63 and was married for 11 years. I remarried a year after my divorce and divorced 6 months later. Social Security says I got remarried too soon and am only eligible for part of my ex-husband's benefits. Really?...
Read moreMy mother passed away. I was her caregiver and power of attorney for medical and personal decisions. I cared for her at home because I didn't want her in hospice. She was receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Am I entitled...
Read moreMy mother’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI) check was not deposited into our checking account and I’m wondering if the nursing home redirected her check to come to them. If the facility redirected her check, can that be reversed?...
Read moreIf a couple is married for many years and then divorces, then the wife remarries briefly, divorces, and remarries the former husband for a very short time until he dies, can she draw on his Social Security benefits?...
Read moreMy ex-spouse passed away, and now my Social Security has doubled. Will I be cut off Medicaid? I have both Medicare and Medicaid.
Read moreWhen my wife entered a nursing home with severe Alzheimer’s, she was placed on Medicaid because of her ability to pay, and no Social Security was taken by the nursing home. What happens to her Social Security now?...
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