by Samantha Shepherd | Jul 17, 2019 | Elder Law
At the 2019 annual meeting of the Academy of Special Needs Planners (ASNP), special focus was placed on helping clients find housing solutions for their loved ones with special needs &/or disability. Here are the details. With traditional residential options for...
by Samantha Shepherd | Jul 16, 2019 | Elder Law
Older Americans with a life insurance policy that they no longer need have the option to sell the policy to investors. These transactions, called “life settlements,” can bring in needed cash, but are they a good idea? If your children are grown and your...
by Samantha Shepherd | Jul 15, 2019 | Elder Law
Written By: Andy Jones The federal government will do more to protect people with disabilities during natural disasters and public health emergencies under legislation signed into law in June. “No American should ever feel like they might be left behind or forgotten...
by Samantha Shepherd | Jul 12, 2019 | Elder Law
Traditionally, Medicaid has paid for long-term care in a nursing home, however all 50 states now have Medicaid programs that offer at least some home care. In some states, even family members can get paid for providing care at home. Medicaid is a joint federal-state...
by Samantha Shepherd | Jul 11, 2019 | Elder Law
An Illinois appeals court holds that the state properly imposed a penalty period on a Medicaid applicant who transferred assets to his wife in a divorce settlement. Perlstein v. Dimas (Ill. Ct. App., 1stDist., No. 2017 CH 11119, June 7, 2019). Four months after...
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