Using Trusts in Planning for Long-term Care
With long-term care costs reaching $90,000 per year in Massachusetts, a long-term nursing home stay can easily impoverish all but the wealthiest of families. However,
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With long-term care costs reaching $90,000 per year in Massachusetts, a long-term nursing home stay can easily impoverish all but the wealthiest of families. However,
For those considering applying for MassHealth (Medicaid) benefits, the Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services has posted the MassHealth application on its website as a downloadable form. The site
Many people as they age choose to have a trusted person, such as their child, added as a joint owner of their bank account to help manage their day-to-day finances.
While planning ahead for Medicaid (MassHealth) qualification is always in your best interest, sometimes families are confronted with a crisis and need more immediate planning assistance. If your loved one
Applying for MassHealth benefits can be a time consuming process. If you or a loved one needs to apply for MassHealth (i.e. Medicaid) benefits for long term care, or anticipate
Where a MassHelath applicant makes multiple disqualifying transfers during the five year look-back period, the MassHealth agency will add the value of all resources transferred and determine a single period
When applying to Medicaid in Massachusetts (MassHealth), applicants will be subject to a five year “look-back” period. What this means is that the MassHealth agency will require the applicant to
The durable power of attorney is an important tool for any well-rounded estate plan, but it may be even more important for those planning with an eye towards obtaining Medicaid
In the world of estate planning, planning ahead is the name of the game because you just never know when you will need your estate plan to start working for
In the world of estate planning, planning ahead is the name of the game because you just never know when you will need your estate plan to start working for
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