Will My Mother Be Financially Protected If My Father Moves to a Nursing Home?
Currently, my father is living at home and cared for by myself and my mother. But my mother is panic-stricken about...
Read moreUnfortunately, your father appears to live in an “Income Cap” state that has strict income limits on eligibility for Medicaid. The excess income, just $8 a month in your father’s case, can be sheltered in a so-called “Miller” trust. This appears to be what the law firm is recommending and it is the usual way to deal with excess income. We don’t know of any way around this, but some states may have different laws. You can check with another law firm for a second opinion or with a local senior legal services agency.
Local Elder Law Attorneys in Ashburn, VA
Margaret A. O’Reilly is an estate planning and elder law attorney with over thirty-five years of legal experience. Attorney O’Reilly graduated from Duke University with a degree in psychology, and received her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts. For over 15 y...
Jean Galloway Ball is certified in Elder Law by the National Elder Law Foundation. She is a 1977 honors graduate of the National Law Center, George Washington University, and she did her undergraduate work at the University of California at Berkeley, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1971. She is admitted to practice in Vir...
Mindy Felinton concentrates in the areas of Medicaid planning, Veterans' Benefits, asset protection, nursing home planning, elder law, wills, estate planning, trusts, living wills, powers of attorney, probate administration and trust administration and began her legal career 30 years ago as an Assistant State Attorney...
Currently, my father is living at home and cared for by myself and my mother. But my mother is panic-stricken about...
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My father is in serious need of nursing home care. However, his pension income is too high for Medicaid, but too low for n...
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My father is in a nursing home in Florida and receiving Medicaid. When he is admitted to the hospital, the nursing home do...
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