Are You Responsible for Your Parent’s Nursing Home Bills? Adult children are not responsible for their parent’s nursing home bills under New York state law. Also, federal regulation 42 CFR Part 483, Subpart B. Section 483.15 prohibits nursing homes from requiring a third party to be personally liable as a condition for admission. However, children…
Planning Your Estate Are you having a hard time planning your estate? Our Rochester attorneys can walk you through what might be a frustrating process. Here is what you need to know about the basics of estate planning. Planning Your Estate | Emergency Medicaid Planning As a Rochester Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me…
Top 3 Things to Know About Medicaid Planning in Rochester Understanding Medicaid planning is an important part of safeguarding your future. Medicaid provides payment for institutional and community-based care for eligible persons who are treated by participating institutions and practitioners. Medicaid covers nursing home care and all other medical care including home care, acute hospital care, physicians…
Rochester Elder Law Attorney Discusses the Grounds for Contesting a Will As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me about the grounds for contesting a will. There are basically four grounds for contesting a will. First is lack of due execution. This is when the will was not properly signed and witnessed.…
Exemptions for Medicaid Eligibility As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me about exemptions for medicaid eligibility and whether their real estate will be exempt if they apply for Medicaid in a nursing home setting. There are various protections for family members with real estate. These include transferring the real estate to…
Statutory Power of Attorney Gift Riders As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me about statutory power of attorney gift riders. The power of attorney itself authorizes gifts of up to $500 per year. If you would like to authorize your agent to make gifts of more than $500 per year for…
Rochester Elder Law Attorney Outlines the Medicaid Penalty Period 18As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney I am frequently asked about the Medicaid penalty period. What happens is there’s a penalty period and many people have heard about this during this if you transfer assets. Basically, assets that are transferred for the purpose of qualifying…
Emergency Medicaid Planning As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me about emergency Medicaid planning. Emergencies can happen unexpectedly, and often have serious impacts on peoples lives. It’s important that your loved ones are properly prepared for any of life’s uncertainties. Emergency Medicaid planning can be initiated if you have the proper statutory gift…
Rochester Elder Law Attorney Discusses the Statutory Power of Attorney Gift Rider As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me about the statutory gift rider for the power of attorney. The power of attorney itself authorizes gifts of up to $500 per year. If you would like to authorize your agent to make…