As part of your estate planning, you should have “A Playbook for Managing Problems In The Last Chapter of Your Life” as described here by Judith Graham in Kaiser Health News. You can take steps to avoid a crisis in the remaining years of your life. CHICAGO — At least once a day, Dr. Lee Ann […]
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The American Health Care Act Sec. 114 (b) would repeal the authority of states to set a minimum amount of home equity as a countable resource for Medicaid eligibility. This is according to “Considerations on Limitations to Home Equity for Medicaid Eligibility” released by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. This policy would affect […]
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Assisted living is the fastest growing form of residential housing for older Americans. New York Assisted Living Residences (ALR) are not a hospital, nursing home, continuing care retirement community, mental health facility, independent senior housing, or an adult care facility. ALRs provide or arrange for housing, on site monitoring, and personal care services and/or home care […]
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Most clients wait to find a New York Elder Law Attorney until an emergency healthcare situation suddenly arises or when a loved one needs nursing home care. However, the best time to find an Elder Law Attorney is before a crisis. Elder Law Attorneys use a multidisciplinary approach, addressing medical, financial, legal, social and family […]
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The New York Power of Attorney form, which is widely used to enable someone else to handle your financial and legal affairs when you are unable to, should be revamped by the New York State Legislature. This is the recommendation of the New York State Bar Association which feels that this complicated document needs to […]
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5 Facts You Probably Did Not Know About Qualifying for Medicaid Download Our Free Medicaid eBook Your health and the health of your family are two of your highest priorities, and nothing should stand in the way of your family’s well-being. You can preserve your family’s assets, while accessing long term care services through the Medicaid […]
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Medicaid planning Download Our Free Medicaid eBook Retirement should be an age of few worries. However, after the first few weeks or even years of leisure, travel, and time spent with your family, you may begin to harbor growing concerns about protecting your rights and assets as you age – both for yourself, as you […]
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Download Our Free Probate eBook Many people are procrastinators and afraid to face their own mortality. They often fail to properly plan for death, disability and retirement. Clients often tell me that if they knew estate planning was so easy, that they would have done it years ago. Estate planning is often neither complicated nor costly. […]
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As a Buffalo Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me about the penalty for the five-year look-back period. Essentially if you’ve made any gifts in the past five years prior to applying for Medicaid, you will be penalized. Gifts are those that are done in anticipation of going to a nursing home. The gifts may […]