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The Idaho Supreme Court rules that the state may recover Medicaid benefits from the entire value of a property that a Medicaid recipient...

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...

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...

Absolutely.  Sometimes Medicare will decide that a particular treatment or service is not covered and will deny a beneficiary’s claim....

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...

The more you hear about a particular scam the less likely you’ll fall prey. Read the article by Jeff Anderson and pass it on to protect...

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

What to do when Medicare Advantage insurers drop large numbers of doctors from their plans? Raymond H. Welch, a dermatologist in Rhode...

All trusts should be reviewed every few years to make sure that they are up-to-date with the law and meet your goals today. Following is...

1. Thinking it’s too late to plan. It’s almost never too late to take planning steps, even after a senior has moved to a nursing home. 2....