Elderly client’s wife was in hospital due to failure to thrive and was being discharged to rehabilitation. Concerned that his limited finances would be depleted when he would have to private pay for his wife’s care in a nursing home, he sought our firm’s assistance.
When writing a check, what does the bank pay out of your account – the words you write out or the numbers in the box? Madeleine Maldonado, age 81, found out the hard way when she wrote out “three thousand three hundred and 99/100” but
Our client was in her early 60’s and suffered a debilitating stroke, leaving her paralyzed on one side and residing in a nursing home. Client was employed and thriving at the time of her stroke. When it became apparent that recovery was going to be
Daughter came to our office because mom was residing out of state and with Alzheimer’s Disease and struggling to remain in the community. There was no one to care for her, manager her affairs, and she was failing. We instructed the daughter to transplant her
A mother created an irrevocable trust with the purpose of 5-year lookback/MassHealth planning. Unfortunately, her health took a turn a year after the trust was created and she went into a nursing home. By the time the son came to us for a MassHealth long-term
What is MassHealth? The federal Medicare program provides elders with financial assistance to subsidize the costs of medical bills and prescription drugs. However, Medicare does not cover placement in a nursing home. On the other hand, Medicaid, called MassHealth in the commonwealth, is a joint
Elderly client’s wife was in hospital due to failure to thrive and was being discharged to rehabilitation. Concerned that his limited finances would be depleted when he would have to private pay for his wife’s care in a nursing home, he sought our firm’s assistance.
When writing a check, what does the bank pay out of your account – the words you write out or the numbers in the box? Madeleine Maldonado, age 81, found out the hard way when she wrote out “three thousand three hundred and 99/100” but
Our client was in her early 60’s and suffered a debilitating stroke, leaving her paralyzed on one side and residing in a nursing home. Client was employed and thriving at the time of her stroke. When it became apparent that recovery was going to be
Daughter came to our office because mom was residing out of state and with Alzheimer’s Disease and struggling to remain in the community. There was no one to care for her, manager her affairs, and she was failing. We instructed the daughter to transplant her
A mother created an irrevocable trust with the purpose of 5-year lookback/MassHealth planning. Unfortunately, her health took a turn a year after the trust was created and she went into a nursing home. By the time the son came to us for a MassHealth long-term
What is MassHealth? The federal Medicare program provides elders with financial assistance to subsidize the costs of medical bills and prescription drugs. However, Medicare does not cover placement in a nursing home. On the other hand, Medicaid, called MassHealth in the commonwealth, is a joint
