One of the questions that I’m sometimes asked is whether Medicaid pays for home caregivers or assisted living care. As to homecare, let me first distinguish Medicaid from Medicare. Medicare pays for skilled care, which can include home visits by physical, occupational, speech therapists or other skilled nursing care. Medicare does not pay for custodial […]
Don’t Be Fooled by Average Life Expectancies
Hi I’m Wes Coulson and this is your elder law minute. When people are deciding whether to engage in planning to protect their life savings from long term care costs, it’s easy to get fooled by average life expectancies. People will see that the average life expectancy is 79, and if they’re 82, they’ll think […]
Finally – Some New Year’s Resolutions you can Keep!
Estate Planning and Asset Preservation Planning The problem with most New Year’s resolutions is that they usually end up being just too darn hard to keep. Sure, I definitely want to lose some weight, but gosh, those brownies do look tempting! Sure, I want to spend less time watching sports on TV, but now there’s […]
Do Gift Recipients Have to Pay Taxes?
Do Gift Recipients have to Pay Taxes? Do Gift Recipients Have to Pay Taxes? Transcript: Hi this is Wes Coulson and this is your estate planning and elder law minute. One of the questions that we get frequently relates to whether there are taxes on gifts. Quick answer is, that 99% of the time, no. […]
Who Should File my Medicaid Application?
Hi, I’m Wes Coulson and this is your elder law minute One of the questions I’m asked a lot, whether you really need to have a lawyer help you with the Medicaid application, or whether you can just have a social worker or care facility representative help you with it. You might think, being a […]
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