by admin | Mar 29, 2011 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Medicaid and Long Term Care
The general background. Nursing homes continue to feel the same financial squeeze that individuals and families have been feeling. As a consequence, we have noticed much more aggressiveness by nursing homes in going after all potential sources of payment for unpaid...
by admin | Feb 21, 2011 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Medicaid and Long Term Care, Newsletter
Most nursing home admission packets require signature by a “responsible party”. Since the parent being admitted often is unable to sign his/her name, the documents often are signed by the adult child making the arrangements. Be very careful about how the documents are...
by admin | Feb 1, 2011 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Medicaid and Long Term Care, Uncategorized
The background. Section 46b-37 (b) of the Connecticut General Statutes makes each spouse liable for certain expenses incurred by the other. One sub-section of the statute expressly includes “hospital expenses”. Another sub-section of the statute expressly includes “an...
by admin | Jul 16, 2010 | Medicaid and Long Term Care
New Connecticut law helps families with a spouse in a nursing home. If one spouse is in a nursing home (“Institutionalized Spouse”) and the other spouse remains at home (“Community Spouse”) federal law allows the Community Spouse to keep ½ of the couple’s...
by admin | Jan 13, 2010 | Medicaid and Long Term Care
Can you complete the Medicaid application without professional help? If a family member needs Medicaid (Title XIX) to pay for care in a nursing home or at home, a Medicaid application will be required to initiate the process. The Medicaid application is filed with the...
by admin | Jul 19, 2009 | Medicaid and Long Term Care
New rules concerning continuing care retirement communities: In most instances the equity in a home owned by husband and wife is an “excluded asset” for Medicaid eligibility purposes. However, if husband and wife sell their home and use the proceeds as an entrance fee...
