Ask a Question
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...
Read moreCan 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...
Read moreCan 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...
Read moreCan 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...
Read moreIs 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...
Read moreNo 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...
Read moreCan I Request All of my Medical Records?
Can I request all medical records, including private correspondence between my caregiver and my doctors?...
Read moreHow 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...
Read more