Elder Law Answers
I understand that it is a good idea to execute a new power of attorney document if an individual moves to a new state. But what if the person who signed the original POA is mentally incapacitated when the move...
Read moreMy mother deeded her house to my sister and me more than seven years ago, meaning that the transfer is no longer within Medicaid’s look-back period. My family moved into her home approximately four years ago to help her and try...
Read moreIf an individual lives in an assisted living facility in one state (Minnesota) and her spouse lives in another state (Wisconsin), can they apply for Medicaid? If so, how is it determined which state’s laws will apply?...
Read moreMy mother is 81 and was diagnosed with mild dementia. She has named my brother and me as co-agents under a durable power of attorney. I will be the one to move in with my mom as her dementia gets...
Read moreI have two annuities. If my wife or I need to go into a nursing home, would we have to cash in the annuities to apply toward nursing home expenses? I have been told that, because the annuities are considered...
Read moreMy mother has been receiving Medicaid in a nursing home for four years. Now we want to bring her home (to her daughter's) for the remainder of her days. What is the disadvantage in doing so?...
Read moreAfter my mother has been living in a nursing home for a year, the nursing home just asked me to provide receipts for how I spend my mother's $60 a month allotment from her Social Security check. They say it...
Read moreA Medicaid lien was never removed from my father’s house after he returned home from a rehab/nursing home facility in N.Y. Now since his passing, in trying to sell the house the lien shows up. Anything we can do?...
Read moreWhen they were working, my parents saved $50,000 for any major health expense they might have. Currently they live with me and only receive Social Security, which is not enough for them to live on their own. I would like...
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