by admin | Aug 19, 2014 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Long Term Care Issues, Medicaid and Long Term Care
If you are applying for Medicaid (Title XIX) there is a lot of information you need to gather to submit your application to the Department of Social Services (“DSS”). Here are some of the common items that are necessary: Personal Identification. A copy of your birth...
by admin | Jul 7, 2014 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Long Term Care Issues, Medicaid and Long Term Care
The background. This case focused on the question of personal liability of an individual who signed an agreement as a “responsible party” when admitting his mother to a nursing home. Nursing home contracts drafted by the facilities often ask for a...
by admin | Jun 23, 2014 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning, Long Term Care Issues, Medicaid and Long Term Care
Many families face the challenge of providing care to an ill, disabled, or aging family member. Creating a formal Care Contract among family members is a way to compensate a family member who provides care. It also allows the family member in need of care to...
by admin | Apr 16, 2014 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning, Long Term Care Issues, Medicaid and Long Term Care, Wills & Estate Planning
There may come a time when you are unable to make medical decisions for yourself due to injury, illness, or disease. For this reason, we regularly advise our clients about the importance of advance medical care planning, by executing a document called “Health Care...
by admin | Apr 3, 2014 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Medicaid and Long Term Care
Last month, we wrote about the Medicaid “look-back” period. The look-back period is the five year period that starts on the date the Medicaid applicant files an application for long term care assistance and covers the five years immediately prior to that application...
