A law firm dedicated to helping the over 65 and elderly Veterans obtain eligibility for Medicaid and Veterans Pension benefits to help pay for caregivers, nursing home and assisted living facility Room and Board preserve access to assets while access Medicaid fund assisted living and nursing home room and board. 

 

 

　

 

 

 

NEED NURSING HOME CARE? NO LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE? - MEDICAID CAN BE THE ANSWER TO HELP PAY, EVEN IF YOU STILL HAVE ASSETS (Click Here to find out more)

• It is possible to retain access to your assets by moving them into Medicaid non-countable status.

• Gregory G. Glenn has worked with many clients to develop financial plans to shift assets to help those clients qualify for Medicaid to pay for nursing home or assisted living facility room and board as well as medical expenses not otherwise covered by Medicare or other insurance   

Nursing Home Medicaid Asset Protection – Avoid private pay rates for nursing homes

• For those left in the middle class, the federal government allows planning techniques to position assets of an applicant and his/her spouse to qualify for Medicaid to pay the nursing home fees. Many do not know a healthy spouse can keep over $100,000 and his/her ill spouse can still qualify for Medicaid. People can even have over the caps positioned and titled in a manner where Medicaid will still allow eligibility, but it take some sophisticated processing and planning to accomplish.

　

ELDERLY VETERAN? NEED A CAREGIVER AT HOME? NEED TO MOVE TO AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY? VETERANS PENSION BENEFITS MAY BE AVAILABLE. (Click Here to find out more)

• Veterans Pension Benefits – Obtain financial assistance to pay for Assisted Living Facility

A well kept secret by the VA? Over one third (33%) of those over 65 who are eligible for Veterans pension benefits either because they are incurring costs of at-home caregivers, the cost of an assisted living facility, or private paying at a nursing home have no idea they can get financial assistance form the Veterans Benefits Administration. Surprising to most, this also includes surviving spouse’s of veterans as well.

　

Use of Special Needs Trust for Disabled Child or Medicaid Applicant is a great planning tool to preserve or obtain eligibility (Click here to Learn more)

 

Florida Probate Administration – Choosing the right type of probate proceeding to file for the quickest results

When a person dies with assets titled in their own name with no designation of a death beneficiary named, a probate may be required to transfer the asset out of the deceased person’s estate. There are several types of probate procedures. Summary Probate if countable estate assets are under $75,000, Formal Probate for assets in excess of $75,000, or when the deceased owned property out-of-state titled in his/her name, and Ancillary Probate for those who were residents of another state when he/she died, but owned property in Florida titled in his/her own name. There is a probate process for a person who dies with limited liquid assets and no real property if the total assets are valued at les than the cost of funeral and the last 60 days of medical bills. It is called Probate without Administration.

　

Avoiding Probate & Guardianship –Ladybird Deeds, Durable Powers of Attorney and Advanced Directives

Most people’s objective is to keep his/her assets and business affairs away from the probate and guardianship court system. A popular way to avoid probate with real estate in Florida is by using the "Ladybird Deed" (Enhanced life estate deed. Other popular mechanisms include revocable living trusts, and irrevocable trusts. A way to avoid guardianship while we are alive is to have a Durable Powers of Attorney with the correct language in it, a healthcare surrogate designation, and a living will.　

　

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Contact Gregory G. Glenn if you are seeking an attorney with a one-on one, hands-on personal service approach, and need legal assistance with Florida Medicaid Nursing Home planning, Florida Veterans Pension and Aid & Attendance benefits a Florida Probate, Florida Summary Probate, Florida Formal Probate, Ancillary Probate, Florida Trust Administration, Florida Estate Planning, Florida Wills, Florida Trusts, 561-347-1071.