Elder Law 101

A number of considerations go into how much long-term care insurance any consumer should buy. ...

Elderlaw 101

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. ...

Elderlaw 101

SSI is the basic federal safety net program for the elderly, blind and disabled, providing them with a minimum guaranteed income.

Elderlaw 101

There are two main parts of Medicare, each with their own eligibility requirements. ...

Elderlaw 101

Medicare is the federal government's principal health care insurance program for people 65 years of age and over. ...

Elderlaw 101

Medicaid law provides special protections for the spouses of Medicaid applicants to make sure the spouses have the minimum support needed to continue to live in the community.

Elderlaw 101

Under Medicaid law, following the death of the Medicaid recipient a state must attempt to recover from his or her estate whatever benefits it paid for the recipient's care.

Elderlaw 101

The basic Medicaid rule for nursing home residents is that they must pay all of their income, minus certain deductions, to the nursing home.

Elderlaw 101

In order to be eligible for Medicaid benefits a nursing home resident may have no more than $2,000 in "countable" assets (the figure may be somewhat higher in some states). ...

Elderlaw 101