My mother passed away after contracting COVID-19 at the nursing home where she was living. We'd been trying for months to get her qualified for Medicaid, but she didn't qualify until after she'd passed away. Medicaid only paid for part of the nursing home charge, as her name was on a joint account with my dad (despite...
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I wanted to set up a trust for Medicaid planning purposes, so that I can prevent the rental income generated from my home from going to a nursing home to pay for my care. But I read that the income from an irrevocable trust will go to the nursing home to compensate for my care. Is there a way to prevent the income from...
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I was my grandmother’s caregiver until she was admitted to a nursing home. Since she entered the nursing home, I have not been able to visit her in person (understandably). But the nursing home staff have refused to update me on her condition, and they will not allow her to talk on the phone when I call the nurses’ sta...
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My mother has been in the same nursing home for over a year. I am her agent under a power of attorney and have been handling her finances. In July I noticed that her Social Security has not been deposited in her checking account. I found out that the nursing home had the Social Security sent directly to them. Shouldn't...
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I am an informal caregiver for my mom. Since my dad writes me a check from their joint account, can I count the first $30,000 ($15,000 per parent) received as a gift instead of W2 income? In addition, my mom will be reimbursed through long-term care insurance for the money I receive from my parents.
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As an agent under a medical power of attorney (POA), do I have the right to see my father’s financials? The agent under the financial POA, who is my brother, has never revealed any financial information even though my dad requested it multiple times. Now my dad is not able to make decisions for himself. My brother has...
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My parents both have dementia and live in a nursing home. We are paying privately and will be out of funds in about two years. My parents have always given cash as Christmas gifts to each child, child's spouse, and grandchildren. Each child and spouse usually gets $100, and each grandchild gets $50. They have seven kid...
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My 96-year-old mother was just told by her doctor that she can no longer live by herself and has to move to a nursing home. She has approximately $58,000 in savings and checking accounts. If she is admitted to a nursing home next week, when does she apply for Medicaid? As soon as she is admitted or after she spends dow...
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My father-in-law had dementia and had to go into a nursing home after his wife passed away unexpectedly. He owned no property (house, vehicles, or savings, etc.). He applied for Medicaid to pay for the nursing home. As far as we knew, he had no life insurance, but when he passed recently, we found out he did in fact ha...
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What do I do if the executor of the will never contacted the beneficiaries of the will and didn’t follow the decedent’s wishes?
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