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Category Archives: Medicaid/Long-Term Care/Asset Protection
Pros and Cons of Long-Term Care Insurance
Planning for your future is an ongoing process with no simple format. There is no one-size-fits-all answer for questions like whether to purchase long-term care insurance. Below, we discuss some of the pros and cons of purchasing long-term care insurance. If you are making plans for your future, call a seasoned West Palm Beach… Read More »
Medicaid Planning for Home Health Aides
If you have an elderly or disabled relative who needs long-term care, you have good reason to be concerned about the costs. Healthcare costs are constantly on the rise, whether considering assisted living, nursing homes, or home health aide care. Medicare covers some of these expenses, but it has limitations on who can qualify… Read More »
How Medicaid can Help with Assisted Living/Nursing Home Care
Healthcare costs are at an all-time high, and they keep rising. As your parents and you approach retirement, or if anyone in your family has a disability, you may wonder how you will cover the cost of nursing care. Assisted living costs, on average, $4,000 per month across the country. State averages range from… Read More »
Income Trusts and Medicaid: Frequently Asked Questions
Qualifying for Medicaid benefits as a Florida senior can have a huge impact on your ability to afford the long-term care that you, your spouse, or your parent needs in their later years. Many Floridians would simply be unable to pay for in-home or nursing home care without qualifying for Medicaid coverage. A common… Read More »
Choosing a Florida Facility for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s or Dementia
When your parent, spouse, or other loved one is suffering from the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, there comes a time when you may no longer be able to provide the care they need without professional help. When you’re searching for a residential care facility, you want to find one that can not… Read More »
Real Estate Challenges with Medicaid Planning
When an individual applies for Medicaid coverage for skilled nursing home care or home healthcare aides, real estate holdings may pose a barrier to the individual’s financial eligibility. In Florida, a homestead property is an exempt, non-countable asset if the equity in the homestead property is $560,000 or less. Any equity over $560,000 is… Read More »
Challenges for Florida’s Skilled Nursing Facilities
The nursing home industry in Florida recently came under scrutiny in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma after a nursing home in Hollywood was unprepared for the hurricane’s effects. The nursing home lost power during the hurricane and did not make provision for alternate methods of generating electricity for the facility. As a result, the… Read More »
Residency Agreements and Arbitration Clauses
Clients may consult our firm to review the terms of a residency agreement for a skilled nursing facility. In the health care context, the enforceability of pre-dispute agreements to arbitrate instead of litigate any future claims that may arise is a subject of vigorous debate itself. Critics of arbitration clauses in the skilled nursing… Read More »
Medicaid Planning for a Client with Questionable Capacity
When planning, we must consider the person’s ability to understand the strategy and execute new documents. The concept of capacity in Florida is a matter of degree. Here, the law holds that various actions require different amounts of capacity, depending upon the complexity of the action. Florida also recognizes that people’s capacity can fluctuate… Read More »
A Guide to Spousal Refusal
Spousal refusal is a great strategy to gain Medicaid eligibility and assist in paying for the extremely high cost of care for your institutionalized spouse. This is the only strategy that will allow you, as the community spouse, to retain control and access to ALL of your assets while simultaneously getting your spouse approved… Read More »