Is Money Owed on a Loan an Asset for Medicaid Purposes?

Does Medicaid consider a promissory note an asset? For example, if I sell my house and I carry the contract, does the mortgage I hold constitute an asset for Medicaid planning purposes? If so, is the asset value based on the amount still owed on the contract or on the selling price of the house? If it's considered...

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Can a Bank Charge for Documents Needed for a Medicaid Application?

Can the bank charge me for documents that are required for my elderly mom to qualify for Medicaid benefits?

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If We Want to Make Changes to Our Will, Do We Have to Use the Same Attorney Who Drafted It?

My wife and I drafted our wills with an attorney when our two children were young. We would now like to make some minor tweaks to the will. The attorney who drafted it kept a copy, and we have the original. However, we didn't like the attorney and thought he acted unprofessionally. Do my wife and I need to contact...

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Can an Ex-Spouse Receive Spousal Support Payments from a Medicaid Recipient?

My mother and father are divorced. My father entered a nursing home in Ohio and needs to apply for Medicaid. Will my mother still be able to receive spousal support payments from my father each month?

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When a Guardian Is Appointed, Is the Spouse's Income Protected?

What happens to the spouse when a guardian is appointed? Specifically, my mother can no longer care for my stepfather. He had a stroke and it has taken a toll on her. If the court appoints a guardian, will the guardian take away my stepfather's income? My mother cannot survive without his income.

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Can Medicare Force a Senior Who Falls a Lot at Home Into a Nursing Home?

My 90-year-old cousin lives by herself. She's in overall good health but she has fallen a few times. She wears a medical alert button and can summon the paramedics fairly quickly. Her neighbor, who is a retired nurse, told her that if she falls too many times, Medicare won't pay and can force her to go into a n...

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Can My Grandmother Spend Down for Medicaid By Paying Off My Mother's House, Her Primary Residence?

My mother was caring for my grandmother in my mother's home. My mother passed away and my grandmother had to go into a nursing facility. Can my grandmother pay off the debt of the house to spend down for Medicaid even though she does not own the house? It was her primary residence. The state is North Carolina

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Does Medicaid Count a Spouse's 401(k) When Determining Eligibility?

Is the community spouse's 401(k) considered an asset when the state determines an applicant's eligibility for Medicaid?

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If I'm Disabled, Can I Protect a House that I Stand to Inherit from a Medicaid Lien?

I live with an 80-year-old man, and I am his full-time caregiver. In 2004, he wrote a will that left the home to me. We live in Ohio. Is there any option to prevent Medicaid from putting a lien on the home when I put him in a nursing home? I am 59 years old, on disability myself, and I do not want to lose the home.&nbs...

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How Will a Back Payment From the VA Affect a Nursing Home Resident's Medicaid Benefits?

A family member in a nursing home has Medicaid pending. He was clearly qualified, but last week he became eligible for service-connected Agent Orange payments from the Veterans Administration with a back payment (of about $17,000) to June. The check went to his nursing home, and the nursing home deposited the check in...

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