Elder Law Answers
My mother is ill and requires long-term care, but hopes to return to her own home one day. My sister, who lives with my mother, is trying to put her name on my mother's house to protect herself if something...
Read moreMy dad currently lives in an adult family home. We spent down his retirement and savings to pay for the facility, and then he applied for Medicaid. The State of Washington denied him Medicaid benefits for being over the asset...
Read moreI 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...
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