Assisted Living Facilities- Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
Assisted living facilities are the type of long-term care options with the most significant growth in recent years. An assisted living facility is a type of senior housing that provides ...
Qualifying for Medicaid- Can Assets Be Given Away? Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
One of the most common questions we are asked in regards to qualifying for Medicaid is if assets can be given away to enable a loved one to qualify for ...
Qualifying for Medicaid- Exempt and Countable Assets
Medicaid is a need-based program, meaning that you can only have a certain amount of assets in order to qualify for the benefits. Because there are very specific rules in ...
Long Term Care Options: Medicaid v Medicare
Because laws concerning the availability of benefits for seniors seem to continually change and make situations more and more complicated—consider the effects of The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005—it’s helpful ...
Medicaid Crisis… I’ve Got to Get This Off My Chest Before I Explode!
That's it. I've had it. I feel like I'm going to explode if I don't write this letter right now... I'm tired of good people losing their life's savings to the ...
High Court Rules Ohio Medicaid’s Treatment of Trust Depends on Rules at Time of Application
In a case argued by ElderLawAnswers member William J. Browning, the Ohio Supreme Court rules that whether a trust is an available asset to a Medicaid applicant depends on the ...
Seven Reasons That You Should Consult an Ohio Elder Law Attorney Before Disaster Strikes
With the holiday weekend upon us, it’s a time of celebration for many families. It’s also the time when children question whether Mom and Dad are doing okay. Are they ...