by ShepherdElderLaw | Mar 3, 2019 | Newsletter
SSI is the basic federal safety net program for the elderly, blind and disabled, providing them with a minimum guaranteed income. For 2019, the maximum federal SSI benefit is $771a month for an individual and $1,157 a month for a couple (normally, the amounts go up...
by ShepherdElderLaw | Feb 28, 2019 | Newsletter
Nursing home and long-term care costs continue to rise and it is difficult to qualify for Medicaid to pay for nursing home costs. Long-term care insurance can help cover expenses, but long term care insurance contracts are notoriously confusing. How do you figure...
by Mark Munson | Feb 28, 2019 | Elder Law
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by ShepherdElderLaw | Feb 27, 2019 | Newsletter
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 state can file a claim against your house after you die, so you may want to take steps to protect your house. If you get...
by ShepherdElderLaw | Feb 27, 2019 | Newsletter
Taking care of a parent can be a full-time job. Children may have to give up paying jobs in order to provide care to aging parents. Unfortunately, caregiving is usually unpaid work. Parents who want to compensate a child who takes on the burden of caregiving may do so...
by ShepherdElderLaw | Feb 15, 2019 | Newsletter
Caring for an ailing family member is difficult work, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be unpaid work. There are programs available that allow Medicaid recipients to hire family members as caregivers. All 50 states have programs that provide pay to...
by ShepherdElderLaw | Feb 7, 2019 | Newsletter
A new report that combines nursing home quality data with a survey of family members ranks the best and worst states for care and paints a picture of how Americans view nursing homes. The website Care.com analyzed Medicare's nursing home ratings to identify the...
by | Feb 1, 2019 | Elder Law
Since the passage of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in 2014, tens of thousands of people with disabilities have opened up new, special tax-free savings accounts to save for disability-related expenses. These accounts, popularly known as ABLE...
by | Feb 1, 2019 | Elder Law
People with disabilities would have an explicit legal right to receive services in the community rather than in an institution under new legislation backed by a bipartisan group of senators and representatives. The legislation, introduced January 15, would if passed...
by | Jan 31, 2019 | Elder Law
The New York Times Magazine’s weekly The Ethicist column recently explored a difficult question that may challenge many parents of adult children with special needs. The Ethicist helps people sort out the morality of the choices they have. In “May I Cut My...
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