Regardless the legislative fate of the federal estate tax, there is another aspect of your estate that you will want to consider – your Probate Estate.
Home care services can be paid privately, i.e. your own funds or funds from a family member; or thru your long term care insurance policy, if you meet their standards for help; or through a variety of public sources, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Veterans’ Administration.
In Brief (Full Report PDF) More Older People with Disabilities Living in the Community: Trends from the National Long-Term Care Survey, 1984–2004 Trends in Family Caregiving and Paid Home Care for Older People with Disabilities in the Community: Data from the National Long-Term Care Survey Over the 20 years covered by the National Long-Term Care Survey (NLTCS), disability rates among older Americans have declined substantially. If 1984 agespecific rates had remained unchanged, 1.3 million more persons age 65 or older would have experienced a disability in 2004. If rates of institutional use among older persons with disabilities had remained constant,…
This is an update to the existing data on Medicaid financial eligibility standards for nursing home and home and community-based waiver services for older persons and adults with disability.
We provide our clients, families, and caregivers, with a support system, expertise and resources they need to better navigate the many health care, legal, and financial complexities associated with aging.
Senior Life Care Planning offers a wide range of services to help maintain their client’s independence at home, or to advocate for their client’s rights and quality of life, at an assisted living facility or nursing home.
An Assisted Living Facility or Home Care Agency cannot pay for the filing of the application, or pay someone or organization to do so. Otherwise they are breaking the law.
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