Medicaid Planning Strategies

A national assisted living company broke its promises to elderly New Jersey residents by throwing them out after allowing them to believe they could convert to Medicaid when their life savings were depleted, a report says.

A geriatrician offers an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes look at the long-term care system from a nursing home physician's perspective.

Taking care of a parent can be a full-time job. Parents who want to compensate a child who takes on the burden of caregiving may do so in one of several ways.

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. ...

If you are getting remarried, you obviously want to celebrate, but it is also important to focus on less exciting matters like redoing your estate plan.

As second marriages become more and more common, beneficiary designations become more complicated. If you are remarried, choosing a beneficiary ...

While you generally do not have to sell your home in order to qualify for Medicaid for nursing home coverage, it's possible for the state to file a lien against your home after you die. This is known as estate...

A durable power of attorney is one of the most important estate planning documents you can have. You will be authorizing an agent to act on your behalf. A do-it-yourself form will not consider your unique situation.

Finding love later in life may be unexpected and exciting, but should it lead to marriage?...