Search Articles

Find Attorneys

Elder Law Attorneys near Waltham, MA


Find more attorneys in Massachusetts.
Meet Kathy McNair

Kathy McNair

Senior Solutions

Attorney McNair has been practicing Elder Law since 1998. She is a graduate of Boston College Law School and earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology from St. Lawrence University.  After graduating from law school, she served as an attorney for the Greater Boston ARC, in the Guardianship program. &...

Phone (617) *** ****
Learn more
Tell us about your legal issue and we will put you in touch with Kathy McNair.
Meet Dale Tamburro

Dale Tamburro

Law Offices of Dale J. Tamburro, P.C.

Dale is a graduate of Belmont High School, Clark University and Boston College Law School and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Real Estate Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association. He was admitted to the Massachusetts State Bar in 1989 and has been a sole practitioner since, opening...

Phone (617) *** ****
Learn more
Tell us about your legal issue and we will put you in touch with Dale Tamburro.
Meet Michael Burgess

Michael Burgess

Law Offices of Dale J. Tamburro, P.C.

Michael is a graduate of Belmont High School, Assumption College and The Massachusetts School of Law. He is a Reverse Mortgage specialist and Massachusetts Bar Association member. Mr Burgess was admitted to practice law in 1995 and joined The Law Office of Dale J. Tamburro in 1996, of counsel.  His practice focuse...

Phone (617) *** ****
Learn more
Tell us about your legal issue and we will put you in touch with Michael Burgess.
Meet Jeffrey Bloom

Jeffrey Bloom

Margolis & Bloom

Jeffrey A. Bloom sees clients in our Boston, Framingham, Dedham, and Woburn offices. Since 1997, his practice has focused exclusively on counseling and advocating for clients regarding Medicaid eligibility, estate planning, elder and disability law, guardianship, probate administration and liti...

Phone (781) *** ****
Learn more
Tell us about your legal issue and we will put you in touch with Jeffrey Bloom.
Meet Patricia D'Agostino

Patricia D'Agostino

Margolis & Bloom

Patricia C. D'Agostino is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the American Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association. Patricia received her Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School where she was a dean's list student. Throughout law school Patricia...

Phone (781) *** ****
Learn more
Tell us about your legal issue and we will put you in touch with Patricia D'Agostino.
Meet Sarah Hartline

Sarah Hartline

Margolis & Bloom

Sarah Hartline received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan with a dual major in Cognitive Science and Philosophy.  She received her Juris Doctorate from Boston University School of Law. During law school, Sarah worked as a law clerk at Collins, Loughran and Peloquin, P.C., where she spe...

Phone (781) *** ****
Learn more
Tell us about your legal issue and we will put you in touch with Sarah Hartline.
Meet Laura Goodman

Laura Goodman

Margolis & Bloom

Laura joined Margolis & Bloom as an Associate in 2015.  She represents clients in matters involving estate planning, planning for long-term care, special needs planning, guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, probate administration and Medicaid applications and appeals.  Laura especially enjoys wor...

Phone (617) *** ****
Learn more
Tell us about your legal issue and we will put you in touch with Laura Goodman.
Medicaid 101
What Medicaid Covers

In addition to nursing home care, Medicaid may cover home care and some care in an assisted living facility. Coverage in your state may depend on waivers of federal rules.

READ MORE
How to Qualify for Medicaid

To be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, recipients must have limited incomes and no more than $2,000 (in most states). Special rules apply for the home and other assets.

READ MORE
Medicaid’s Protections for Spouses

Spouses of Medicaid nursing home residents have special protections to keep them from becoming impoverished.

READ MORE
What Medicaid Covers

In addition to nursing home care, Medicaid may cover home care and some care in an assisted living facility. Coverage in your state may depend on waivers of federal rules.

READ MORE
How to Qualify for Medicaid

To be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, recipients must have limited incomes and no more than $2,000 (in most states). Special rules apply for the home and other assets.

READ MORE
Medicaid’s Protections for Spouses

Spouses of Medicaid nursing home residents have special protections to keep them from becoming impoverished.

READ MORE
Medicaid Planning Strategies

Careful planning for potentially devastating long-term care costs can help protect your estate, whether for your spouse or for your children.

READ MORE
Estate Recovery: Can Medicaid Take My House After I’m Gone?

If steps aren't taken to protect the Medicaid recipient's house from the state’s attempts to recover benefits paid, the house may need to be sold.

READ MORE
Help Qualifying and Paying for Medicaid, Or Avoiding Nursing Home Care

There are ways to handle excess income or assets and still qualify for Medicaid long-term care, and programs that deliver care at home rather than in a nursing home.

READ MORE
Are Adult Children Responsible for Their Parents’ Care?

Most states have laws on the books making adult children responsible if their parents can't afford to take care of themselves.

READ MORE
Applying for Medicaid

Applying for Medicaid is a highly technical and complex process, and bad advice can actually make it more difficult to qualify for benefits.

READ MORE
Alternatives to Medicaid

Medicare's coverage of nursing home care is quite limited. For those who can afford it and who can qualify for coverage, long-term care insurance is the best alternative to Medicaid.

READ MORE
SEE MORE

Most Recent Medicaid Articles

Better Than No Loaf: Medicaid Planning Using “Half a Loaf” Strategies
Saying Medicaid Estate Recovery Keeps Families in Poverty, Advocacy Groups Call for Abolishing It
Using Estate Planning to Prepare for Medicaid
image/svg+xml
image/svg+xml
image/svg+xml
ElderLaw 101
Estate Planning

Distinguish the key concepts in estate planning, including the will, the trust, probate, the power of attorney, and how to avoid estate taxes.

READ MORE
Grandchildren

Learn about grandparents’ visitation rights and how to avoid tax and public benefit issues when making gifts to grandchildren.

READ MORE
Guardianship/Conservatorship

Understand when and how a court appoints a guardian or conservator for an adult who becomes incapacitated, and how to avoid guardianship.

READ MORE
Health Care Decisions

We need to plan for the possibility that we will become unable to make our own medical decisions. This may take the form of a health care proxy, a medical directive, a living will, or a combination of these.

READ MORE
Estate Planning

Distinguish the key concepts in estate planning, including the will, the trust, probate, the power of attorney, and how to avoid estate taxes.

READ MORE
Grandchildren

Learn about grandparents’ visitation rights and how to avoid tax and public benefit issues when making gifts to grandchildren.

READ MORE
Guardianship/Conservatorship

Understand when and how a court appoints a guardian or conservator for an adult who becomes incapacitated, and how to avoid guardianship.

READ MORE
Health Care Decisions

We need to plan for the possibility that we will become unable to make our own medical decisions. This may take the form of a health care proxy, a medical directive, a living will, or a combination of these.

READ MORE
Long-Term Care Insurance

Understand the ins and outs of insurance to cover the high cost of nursing home care, including when to buy it, how much to buy, and which spouse should get the coverage.

READ MORE
Medicare

Learn who qualifies for Medicare, what the program covers, all about Medicare Advantage, and how to supplement Medicare’s coverage.

READ MORE
Retirement Planning

We explain the five phases of retirement planning, the difference between a 401(k) and an IRA, types of investments, asset diversification, the required minimum distribution rules, and more.

READ MORE
Senior Living

Find out how to choose a nursing home or assisted living facility, when to fight a discharge, the rights of nursing home residents, all about reverse mortgages, and more.

READ MORE
Social Security

Get a solid grounding in Social Security, including who is eligible, how to apply, spousal benefits, the taxation of benefits, how work affects payments, and SSDI and SSI.

READ MORE
Special Needs Planning

Learn how a special needs trust can preserve assets for a person with disabilities without jeopardizing Medicaid and SSI, and how to plan for when caregivers are gone.

READ MORE
Veterans Benefits

Explore benefits for older veterans, including the VA’s disability pension benefit, aid and attendance, and long-term care coverage for veterans and surviving spouses.

READ MORE
SEE MORE

Most Recent ElderLaw Articles

IRS Issues Long-Term Care Premium Deductibility Limits for 2022, and They Look Pretty Familiar
Medicare Premiums to Increase Dramatically in 2022
What It Means to Need ‘Nursing Home Level of Care’ for Medicaid Eligibility
image/svg+xml
image/svg+xml
image/svg+xml