Son Responsible For Mom’s Nursing Home Bill
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Asset Protection Attorney Many times the children of elderly clients ask whether they can be held responsible for Mom …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Asset Protection Attorney Many times the children of elderly clients ask whether they can be held responsible for Mom …
Fredrick Niemann, New Jersey Long Term Care Insurance Attorney “According to some sources, 60% of us will need long term care sometime during our …
Have you been wondering if the proposed Obama-Biden “plan to lower healthcare costs and ensure affordable, accessible, health coverage for all” would provide …
As we discussed last week, Joe wants to transfer his home to Jim, who lives there with his wife and children. But let’s change …
So, in last week’s blog I presented a common scenario, Mom and Dad both needing long-term care and nothing but a house left in …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Medicaid Attorney Here’s a story I was told by a colleague. Mary was 85 years old and had been cared …
Home ownership has long been a large part of the American dream. Through the course of the 20th century, the percentage of Americans …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a Medicaid Attorney Mom and Dad are still living in their home which they own. They both need round the …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Medicaid Application Attorney When money is running out and the family is faced with the need to apply for …
As a general rule, when assets are transferred to third parties, the transfer results in a period of Medicaid ineligibility. Some transfers, however, are …
Medicare Enrollment Starts November 15, 2008 If you work with individuals over the age of 65, you may be getting phone calls requesting help …
How children can be paid for as a caregiver to their parent(s) – Part 1 This is Part 1 of a 4 part series …
Seniors who get remarried are often concerned about what will happen to their assets if their new spouse enters the nursing home in the …
For more information about Medicaid and Medicare, click here: Many families are concerned that if a spouse enters a long-term care facility, then the …
The Supreme Court of Minnesota rules that Medicaid may not recover from the estate of a Medicaid recipient’s surviving spouse if, at the time …
The adult children of elderly parents in many states could be held liable for their parents’ nursing home bills as a result of the …
On March 12, 2008, Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law House Bill 3104, extending 170 legal rights and responsibilities to couples in …
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that its Web site comparing nursing homes will now identify facilities that are …
An Ohio appeals court rules that assets held in an irrevocable trust are available to a Medicaid applicant because the trustee has the discretion …
Costs for nursing homes, assisted living facilities and some in-home care services have risen for the fifth consecutive year and might continue to rise …
While you generally do not have to sell your home in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care, it is possible …
The general goal of Medicaid under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) is to restrict the access of middle-class taxpayers to state medical …