Elder Law Answers

Traditionally, Medicaid has paid for long-term care in a nursing home, but because most individuals would rather be cared for at home and...

Change is inevitable, and it comes in many shapes and sizes.  Death, disability, and divorce are three of the most common changes in life...

In many cases, a divorce is a traumatic experience for both parties. Usually, neither party has given any thought to the unintended...

Figuring out how much to save for retirement and when you can safely stop working can be difficult. A growing number of online retirement...

A new study has found that people enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan were more likely to enter a lower-quality nursing home than were...

If your Medicare drug plan denies coverage for a drug you need, you don't have to simply accept it. There are several steps you can take...

A long-term care policyholder has successfully sued her insurance company for breach of contract after the company raised her premiums....

While the execution of wills requires formalities like witnesses and a notary, the reality is that most property passes to heirs through...

Medicaid law imposes a penalty period if you transferred assets within five years of applying, but what if the transfers had nothing to...

A new federal law is designed to address the growing problem of elder abuse. The law supports efforts to better understand, prevent, and...

While most of the new tax law – the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – has to do with reducing the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent,...

The legal wing of the AARP is suing a California nursing home that refused to readmit a resident whom the nursing home had sent to the...

If you will soon turn 65 and be applying for Medicare, you should carefully consider which Medigap policy to enroll in because two of the...

The announcement of the 2018 Medicare premium is good news for some beneficiaries and bad news for many others.  The good news is that...

You may be afraid of losing your home if you have to enter a nursing home and apply for Medicaid. While this fear is well-founded,...

The tax plan put forward by the Republican-led House of Representatives would eliminate many current deductions, and getting rid of one...

The main purpose of a will is to direct where your assets will go after you die, but it can also be used to instruct your heirs how to...

In 2018, Social Security recipients will get their largest cost of living increase in benefits since 2012, but the additional income will...

Serious problems with the public guardianship system in the United States can lead to elder abuse, according to an in-depth article in...

State laws vary considerably, so you should confirm this response with a local elder law attorney. But here are the general rules: the...