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My mother went from private pay to Medicaid pay in her nursing home January 1. She now has zero money and all of her Social Security goes to the nursing home. She has a modest, unoccupied home that I maintain...

I am 75 and my fiance is 82. We would like to get married, but he is afraid that if I would need to be in a nursing home down the road, he might not have enough left to cover...

My mother is the primary beneficiary of a trust left by my grandfather. She is not a trustee, and my sister and I are secondary beneficiaries. Are the assets in this trust counted as assets by Medicaid? ...

Mom is an unsafe driver but will not give up driving. If she has an accident, can her children be sued for not stopping her from driving?...

While long-term care insurance can be a good way to pay for a nursing home stay or a home health care worker, it doesn't come cheap. Annual premiums vary significantly, depending on your age, health, and the type of policy,...

Gifting assets to your grandchildren can do more than help your descendants get a good start in life; it can also reduce the size of your estate and the tax that will be due upon your death.

Today, all 50 states have some type of grandparent visitation law. These statutes allow grandparents to ask a court to give them the legal right to maintain their relationships with their children's children. Visitation statutes, however, do not give a grandparent...

With nursing home care in some parts of the country costing as much as $10,000 a month, a long-term need for care can deplete even the best-planned estate. Buying long-term care insurance can be crucial for a senior needing care,...

The Veterans Administration (VA) offers a number of long-term care options through its health plan. All enrolled veterans are eligible for the following services: Geriatric evaluation -- provides either an inpatient or outpatient evaluation of a veteran's ability to care for him-...