The same scenario plays itself out over and over again in America. An elderly person needs help with care and prefers to stay at home. The best care can often come from someone who is emotionally involved with the senior and they turn to children or grandchildren to provide the care. Sometimes the parent needs […]

CMS Releases New 2014 Medicaid Numbers The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the new annual spousal impoverishment figures for 2014.  The full numbers are contained in the 2014 Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment Desk Reference, which you can download for free by clicking the link at the bottom of this article. Here is […]

Gifting away assets can cause serious problems when attempting to qualify for long-term care Medicaid.  The punitive Medicaid asset transfer rules are one of the harshest and cruelest rules ever imposed by the government against its ailing seniors.  An improper transfer can cause serious penalties that can leave a patient’s family scrambling to figure out […]