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Is a POA Still Valid if I Moved to Another State?

I have a revocable trust that was made in Michigan in the year 2000. Within the trust, I have durable power of attorney over my spouse, who is suffering from dementia. I now live in another state. Is my POA still valid in the state where I now live?

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Can My Dad's Assisted Living Facility Give Away His Bed?

I am worried that the assisted living community my dad is in will evict him while he's in the hospital. He will be here for a week while he's getting treatment, but should be able to go back to his normal routine with no problems once he's discharged. I've been told they can give away his bed and all his possessions if...

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Will Dad Qualify for Medicaid If Mom Owns Rental Property?

My parents own rental property that is all in my mother's name. My father is in need of home care. Would he qualify for Medicaid?

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Can Financial Companies Refuse to Honor My Parents' DPOA?

My parents have a durable power of attorney (POA) executed, but some of their financial companies are not honoring this and request their own forms to be used. These forms, however, have the statement that they "reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to no longer honor instructions from an AIF and will notify the p...

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Does My Mom's Nursing Home Get Her Certificates of Deposit?

My mother has been in a long-term care facility (for dementia) for two months. We cared for her at home as long as we could. The facility recently filed for Medicaid for her and found out she has CDs that we were unaware of (she put me on them as POD). What should we do now? Should we pay the nursing home out of th...

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How Do I Go About Putting My Parents' House in My Name?

My father died in July 2023 in assisted living care, leaving everything to my mother. She has dementia, and will never go back to their house to live. My father had long-term care insurance for both of them. The policy has been in place and paying the facility since April of this year, and per the policy, will pay for...

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Can Medicaid Recover Assets If Application Wasn't OK'd?

My mother-in-law was in a nursing home for five months. She applied for Medicaid and was denied the first time. An appeal was filed, but nothing was ever heard back. In the meantime, she has passed away. What happens to any of her assets (not that she had anything but money)?

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Can I Request All of my Medical Records?

Can I request all medical records, including private correspondence between my caregiver and my doctors?

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No One Will Help Me Care for My Grandfather. What Do I Do?

I am 40, and I have been taking care of my grandfather who has been diagnosed with dementia for almost five years. My two uncles refuse to help take care of him, and he has Medicaid but they won't place him in a nursing home. I'm about to take my grandfather over to my uncle's house and drop him off! Can I get in troub...

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When Can Mom Qualify for Medicaid If She Gifts Her Property?

My brother and I own a property jointly with my elderly mother. She cannot qualify for Medicaid because of it. How long will it take to be able to qualify, if she gifts the property to me (my brother doesn't have an issue with this), for her to be able to receive skilled nursing home benefits? She has been diagnosed wi...

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