There are many reasons you might be looking for an elder law attorney for medicaid planning in Houston, Texas. However, one of the most common reasons is that you or a loved one is facing the need for specialized long-term nursing home care. Unfortunately, many families unnecessarily lose tens of thousands of dollars by opting […]
A Simple Interview Strategy to Pick Out Your Houston Elder Care Attorney Finding a good Houston elder care attorney isn’t easy, especially if you don’t have much experience working with lawyers. Fortunately, you don’t have to be a legal expert to find the right elder law attorney for you. Separating the wheat from the chaff […]
Is a Texas nursing home a possibility for you or someone you care about? Then you’ll likely find yourself having to file Medicaid application sooner or later. Why? Because outrageous monthly nursing home costs can lead to financial ruin. The Medicaid program is the only federal program that helps pay long-term care nursing home costs. Tackling […]
Certain states cap limit income. You’ll have high nursing home bills with too little income to cover it. A number of states apply Medicaid income limits. These states are referred to as “Income Cap States. The legislature in each strictly limit the amount of income an applicant for Medicaid nursing home benefits can have and […]
To qualify for Medicaid help paying nursing home bills, you cannot simply transfer your assets and move into a nursing home. But the rules allow you to protect assets if you know your way around Medicaid penalty calculations in Texas. The government has a legitimate reason for delaying benefit payments. When a person has assets and gives […]
If you are checking into nursing home care and Medicaid coverage for the first time you’ll find yourself on a steep learning curve. Most of us do not think much about finding and paying for a nursing home until a crisis hits. This post gives you a quick overview about nursing homes and how Medicaid […]
When it comes to Medicaid Estate Planning there are two kinds families face: Crisis Planning and Pre-Planning. Crisis planning, by far the most common situation, has two big components. First, a family member is either currently in a nursing home or is about to be admitted to one from their current residence or the hospital. […]
Applying for Texas Medicaid Nursing home benefits offers critically important financial assistance to Texas seniors. Without this help elders requiring care would be exposed to unsafe living conditions at home. If you’re like most folks, the idea of going toe-to-toe with a government bureaucracy is intimidating. Frankly, you have good reason to be concerned. Medicaid […]
The aim of Medicaid asset protection is to preserve a lifetime of savings from the high cost of nursing home care. Think about this for a minute. Do you want to spend all the money that you’ve saved throughout your life on nursing home care? Or do you want prefer to leave it to your […]
If your spouse or elderly family member lives in a nursing home or likely to enter a one soon, you may have the option to: Shrink (and in some cases completely stop paying) your nursing home bills Preserve the life savings you’ve worked a lifetime to accumulate Increase the amount of money you keep Provide […]
