Do people on Medicaid receive the same quality of nursing home care as people who pay privately? The question of Medicaid vs. Private Pay plays close to us when we are wondering about the quality of care our loved one may, or may not, get in a nursing home. Of course, we want what’s best […]
Can a Guardian undertake Medicaid Planning for you?
Can a conservator or guardian undertake Medicaid Planning for someone who has not authorized them to do so with a Power of Attorney? It really depends on where you live if a conservator or guardian may undertake Medicaid Planning for you, however having the proper powers of attorney in place is a relatively inexpensive and definitive way […]
Practice Makes Perfect: The Value of Role Playing
This week, we begin our five-part series Handling the Difficult Conversation with a Loved One about Facility Placement: Tips for Success! One of the things people absolutely dread is the conversation they have to have with an elder loved one regarding facility placement. During the next few weeks, Wes Coulson will offer some practical tips […]
Medicaid Transfer Penalties and the Look-Back Rule
In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson lets us in on a dirty little secret about how Medicaid Transfer Penalties work relative to the Look-Back rule. Medicaid Transfer Penalties and the Look-Back Rule Transcript: Hi, I’m Wes Coulson and this is your Elder Law Minute. I’m going to let you in today on a dirty little […]
Ebenezer Scrooge lives on …
Ebenezer Scrooge lives on … in the form of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Office of the Inspector General I had planned to write a sweet Holiday newsletter, around the message of making sure that you make this Christmas or Hanukkah season special for any elders in your family, realizing that each […]
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