Elder Law Answers
Can I be discharged at the age of 69 from a long-term care nursing home just because they say my health has improved sufficiently, when my health has not changed at all?...
Read moreWhat's the process for claiming the child caregiver exemption once you submit the request to Medicaid? Do they approve? If so, who actually completes the transfer?...
Read moreDoes a reverse mortgage affect Medicare?...
Read moreI’m using a gift and loan strategy for the sale proceeds from my father's house, as he is now in a nursing home. It'll be several months of penalty for the gift. (The nursing home is a lot more expensive...
Read moreMy mother and father are on the deed with my wife and me. Does that protect us from Medicaid taking the home in the event my parents ever have a debt to Medicaid?...
Read moreMy brother and I are selling my mother's home. She is on Medicaid and in a nursing home. Does the state get half of the money from the sale? Whom do I contact once the house sells?...
Read moreI brought my husband from long-term care because I did not like it; his Medicaid was cancelled. Can he apply for Medicaid for in-home care?...
Read moreMy relative is about to go under long-term care in a nursing home. He has unused funds from years of receiving Social Security and SSI on a Direct Express debit card. They are over $10,000. Will this disqualify him from...
Read moreMy dad owns his house and still lives in it. We are thinking about putting him into a nursing home. Is there any way that we, as his children, could keep the house? Does the nursing home take ownership of...
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