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My husband suffers from dementia. He is currently on Medicaid and Medicare and receives $1,800 a month in disability payments. I retired at 62 to take care of him and receive $1,049 a month. He is now in Stage 3...

My mother-in-law is in an assisted living facility. Her funds are diminishing and it is necessary to sell her home to meet her expenses. Her grandchild is interested in purchasing it. If the agreed-upon purchase price is less than the appraised value...

My husband was in an Illinois nursing home and had applied for Medicaid but died before he received notification of his eligibility. What happens now regarding eligibility and the payments I made during the “pending” period? ...

The nursing home has initiated a Medicaid application for my mother but I have not yet been contacted. Her life insurance policy's cash value exceeds Medicaid's $1,500 resource limit. Can I still transfer ownership of the policy? ...

My husband is in the hospital for assessment with eventual placement in a nursing home. We have $5,180 in checking and no other assets. I see he can have only $2,000 in assets to qualify for Medicaid. To get the...

I was married for nine years but now I'm divorced from my ex.  Social Security says you have to be married at least 10 years in order to receive benefits on a former spouse’s Social Security record, meaning that we're...

My mom would like to sell her house and move to a different state near family or possibly even move in with family. Unbeknownst to her, her son who had power of attorney at a time when she was ill,...

I live in a nursing home in New Jersey.  I left the facility to visit family approximately 18 days this year.  Now nursing home officials say I can't leave anymore this year.  Is that possible? ...

My mother-in-law is on the deed to my wife's and my home.  If she moves into a nursing home, will Medicaid try to claim an interest in my home? How can I prevent them from doing this?  Must I transfer...