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July 29, 2014Medicaid, Medicaid Benefits Financial Requirements for Medicaid’s Long Term Care Benefits Explained Question: What are the financial requirements for being approved for Medicaid's Long Term Care Benefits? Answer #1: Although Medicaid, also...
April 8, 2014Countable Resources for Medicaid, Medicaid Gifting Assets to Avoid Medicaid Spend Down – Should I “Give it all away?” Question: I am a 65 year old widow who wants to give all my assets to my son to avoid...
October 12, 2013Care for Aging Parents, Caring for the Elderly Who Can Help Me with Medicaid, Medicare, VA Benefits, etc? Question: My mother is 78 years old and has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. She and my father (who is 79...
May 29, 2013Long Term Care Explaining the Role of Long Term Care Ombudsmen Question: 3 months ago my sisters and I reluctantly placed our mother (who is 81 years old) in a local...
May 23, 2013Caregivers, Guardianship Introduction to Elder Law for Caregivers Elder Law for Caregivers Caregiving for someone with Alzheimer's, a related dementia, or a physical illness is one of the...