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Relief At Last From Illinois’ Medicaid Application Processing Delays

Thanks to the Elder Law Bar in Illinois, we are finally getting relief from Medicaid application processing delays that people have experienced in Illinois. This is great news for our clients, prospective clients, and our friends that run nursing home facilities in Illinois. While federal law requires that Medicaid applications be processed within 90 days, Illinois, in […]

Financial Record Red Flags For Possible Elder Financial Abuse

There are financial record red flags that could alert you that someone is being a victim of financial exploitation. Does your loved one have unpaid bills, late charges, unusual amounts of cash or ATM withdrawals, charges for unusual items or other inconsistent findings in their financial records? If so, these could all be clues that […]

Married Couples and Medicaid: How Much Income Can the Community Spouse Have?

For a married couple applying for Medicaid, there are bound to be concerns regarding income and particularly how much income the community spouse (the one who isn’t in the nursing home) gets to keep. In Illinois, the base number is a set number that applies in all situations and that is $2,739. In Missouri, however, it […]

Married Couples and Medicaid: Cars, Trucks and Other Vehicles

The Medicaid rules regarding cars, trucks and other vehicles are different for a married couple than they are for a single person. A single person is only allowed to have one vehicle in Illinois that is limited to $4500 in value (unless it is used or equipped for medical transportation), in Missouri without that particular […]

Victim Risk Factors For Elder Financial Abuse – Part 2

In the second part of the two-part series on victim risk factors for elder financial abuse (see part one here), we look at other circumstances such as depression and loneliness, social isolation and substance abuse that are risk factors for somebody becoming a victim of financial exploitation. As mentioned before, the presence of these factors doesn’t necessarily […]