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My father is in a nursing home and I am starting the Medicaid application process. My sister lent him about $19,000 to help him out of a financial situation prior to 2007. She has documentation to support the loan. Can...

We entered into a written contract with a retirement community and added a verbal condition. They originally told us the condition was met and I have evidence of them saying so. This turned out not to be the case and...

My aunt gave me $35,000 to help me buy my house.  She lives with me and participates in the payments of bills, maintenance, etc. What do I need to do to help her not to lose her benefits if needed down...

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...