If you are attempting to qualify for Medicaid to pay for your long-term care needs, you likely have a number of questions about the assets that you hold jointly with your spouse or children. The professionals at Elder Care Direction can help you to determine how different jointly held assets might impact your eligibility for…
Watching an elderly parent become increasingly frail can be difficult. It can be even harder when your parent is not safe living on his or her own any longer. If you have talked to your parent about moving into a senior living community and have met with resistance, you might wonder how you can force…
Many elderly people and their family members worry about what might happen to their homes when they are planning for long-term care. The professionals at Elder Care Direction can offer some guidance to people who are planning for their long-term care needs so that they might be able to protect their homes. It is possible…
When people grow older, most of them would prefer to live in home-like surroundings in which their needs could be met as their need for care increases. Being able to stay in one place is called aging in place. One option that might allow your loved one to age in place is a continuing care…
In most cases, you will not be required to sell your home so that you can qualify for Medicaid to pay for your nursing home care. However, your state might file a claim against your home to recoup some of the costs that it paid for your care through a process called estate recovery. Before…