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If you have it to give, you certainly can, but there may be consequences should you apply for Medicaid long-term care coverage within...

Reversing a trial court, a Louisiana appeals court determines that a nursing home resident improperly transferred close to $50,000 to his...

Activities for Life NY, LLC  offers an amazing service that has been helping enhance the quality of life for many of our clients. My law...

When one spouse is in a nursing home and applying for Medicaid, planning has to take into account the possibility that the spouse who is...

A federal regulation scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2015, could force employers to pay previously exempt caregivers the...

Why do we hear so much about geriatric care management these days? It’s because there are so many benefits they can provide to seniors...

2/22/2018 Law Firm added Free Booklet Bedsores should not happen while in a nursing home or hospital. Often they are due to neglect and...

People often wonder about the value of using irrevocable trusts in Medicaid planning. Certainly gifting of assets can be done outright,...

Why should the elderly that aren’t as mobile as they used to be, or live in an assisted living facility or are even at home wheelchair...

While residents of nursing homes have no fewer rights than anyone else, the combination of an institutional setting and the disability...

Free download. NYC Department of Aging resources. Free benefits guide for senior citizens. For 2014, this guide from NYY.gov  is a...

As an Elder Law attorney  for over 25 years  I have recently been getting more and more questions about Health Care Proxys. Below are...

Doing Medicaid Planning for clients, I often get asked the question: “How does medicaid determine if my gifts were made to qualify for...

Make Sure Your Life Insurance Is Not Taxed at Your Death [via Elder Law Answers] Although your life insurance policy may pass to your...

Click for online Bedsore Lawsuit Evaluation. Bedsores can develop quickly, progress rapidly and are often difficult to heal. Caring for...

The Associated Press PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state judge on Friday said Casey Kasem’s daughter, not her stepmother, is in...

If you are worried that disappointed heirs could contest your will or trust after you die, one option is to include a “no-contest clause”...

Waiting – And – Waiting On The Nursing Home Inspector By Anna Gorman KHN Staff Writer This KHN story was produced in collaboration by...

Thanks to AgingCare.com & Lori Johnston for contributing these often forgotten tips: Before filing your taxes, don’t miss out on...

It is common knowledge that husbands and wives are entitled to collect Social Security benefits on their spouses’ work records. Less well...