Medicaid Planning

Dear Mr. Di Costanzo:  Can Medicaid take my home if I get sick? If you fall ill, you may seek Medicaid benefits to help pay for your care...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2023 federal guidelines for how much money the spouses of...

Under New York State law, a spouse is considered a legally responsible relative which means that you are financially responsible for the...

An inheritance can be easily dissipated if your child is a spendthrift, has bad habits or is involved with a divorce. A trust can ensure...

Thursday, August 27th, 2020, I continued discussing Governor Cuomo’s State Budget implementing a new 2 1/2 year look-back period for...

Traditionally, Thanksgiving is the holiday when the entire family, for better or worse, comes together.  After the melatonin calms...

Generally, in determining the Medicaid eligibility of a person receiving nursing facility services, any gifting of assets made by the...

Over the years, I have found that one of the biggest obstacles preventing clients from pulling the trigger on a Medicaid Trust is the...

This question often arises where an individual requires some assistance with her activities of daily living but can largely function on...

Co-Authored by Joanna C. Feldman, Esq. Long-term care insurance can be a great arrow in one’s quiver of tools when planning for the...

Co-Authored by Joanna C. Feldman, Esq. The short answer is no, but let’s go further. Medicaid applications to cover expenses in a nursing...

Co-written by Joanna C. Feldman, Esq. An application for Medicaid benefits to cover home care services is less complicated than an...

While you generally do not have to sell your home in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care, it is possible the...

The Power of Attorney (“POA”) and Statutory Gifts Rider (“SGR”) are two of the most important documents drafted by an elder law...

A Medicaid Trust is an irrevocable trust designed to protect your assets from the staggering costs of long-term care, usually nursing...

Co-authored by Joanna C. Feldman Under the usual fact pattern, a retirement account will not render someone ineligible for Medicaid. ...

Co-authored by Joanna C. Feldman Let’s consider the cost of care versus the legal fees to implement proper planning. So often, when I ask...

Co-authored by Joanna C. Feldman To be eligible for Medicaid benefits in a nursing home in 2018, one may have no more than $15,150.00 in...

Co-authored by Joanna C. Feldman This is a question we’re continually asked, so we’re glad we have another opportunity to clear things...