by Christine | Aug 22, 2011 | Elder Law, Medi-Cal Long Term Care |
Nursing home residents may soon face higher costs and reduced services, as planned Medicare spending cuts take effect this fall. The last few months have been a wild ride on multiple levels, to include concerns over Medicare and the “debt crisis.” While many more...
by Christine | Aug 19, 2011 | Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Tax Planning |
The bottom line, however, is that the IRS is watching, and you should be very careful and get good tax and legal advice before you make that gift. As many have written, 2011 and 2012 just might be great years for gifting, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t...
by Christine | Aug 15, 2011 | Medi-Cal Long Term Care |
A California appeals court holds that a woman who purchased an endowment life insurance contract that repaid her premium and dividends during her lifetime and did not pay a death benefit is not entitled to Medi-Cal because the contract is not a life insurance policy....
by Christine | Aug 12, 2011 | Elder Law, Medi-Cal Long Term Care |
I recently read an article entitled "Hospice Improves Care For Dementia Patients and Their Families" at www.eurekalert.org stating that hospice services substantially improved the provision of care and support for nursing home patients dying of...
by Christine | Aug 9, 2011 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medi-Cal Long Term Care |
Sales of insurance policies that combine long-term-care with other forms of insurance are booming. But before buying, it's important to understand the possible drawbacks. Insurance, in its many forms, has been referred to as the Swiss Army Knife of estate planning...
by Christine | Jul 25, 2011 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medi-Cal Long Term Care |
An Alzheimer’s diagnosis is a devastating blow, one that requires immediate action to ensure the financial resources built over a lifetime can sustain a person through this progressive and fatal disease. A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease can be devastating for...
