Medicaid Rules

Consumers in eight states are now able to compare'“for the first time--the quality of care provided by home health care agencies in their state. More . . .

An 88-year-old California widow is challenging an attempt by her continuing care retirement community (CCRC) to mov...

Virginia ElderLawAnswers member attorney Evan H. Farr has written a concise, readable guide to choosing a nursing home and the options for paying for care in the Old Dominion.

Disagreements with a nursing home can arise regarding any number of topics, including the quality of food, troubleso...

We’ve all heard that it’s better to give than to receive, but if you think you might someday want to apply for Medicaid long-term care benefits, you need to be careful because giving away money or property can interfere with...

A fear that the government will seize their house after they die is causing some people to not sign up for expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

When one member of a couple moves to a nursing home, we expect that spouse will be the first to die, but this isn’t always the case. What happens if a Medicaid recipient's spouse dies first?...