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Does Your Loved One Suddenly Need Nursing Home Care?

Does Your Loved One Suddenly Need Nursing Home Care?

by Greg Jimeno | Mar 29, 2023 | Uncategorized

Preserve Your Future with Medicaid Crisis Planning Does your loved one suddenly need nursing home care? Here’s what to do. You probably know it’s best to plan for Medicaid in advance. But what if your elderly family member unexpectedly needs nursing home care or has...
Power of Attorney Rights – What Are They and Who Can Give Them?

Power of Attorney Rights – What Are They and Who Can Give Them?

by Greg Jimeno | Sep 16, 2022 | Uncategorized

The general definition of power of attorney is “a written authorization that allows you to act on someone else’s behalf in all financial, medical care, property, and legal matters”. In that agreement, the person giving over their right to decision-making is referred...

Latest John Oliver Rant Details Failings of Our Long-Term Care System

by Greg Jimeno | Apr 16, 2021 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Plannning, General, Irrevocable Trust, Trusts

In a profanity-laced episode of his HBO show that is by turns hilarious and deeply disturbing, comedian John Oliver delivers one of his trademark rants, this one exposing the “abuse and neglect” that he contends are all-too-prevalent in our system of...

How an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust Can Be Used to Avoid the Estate Tax

by Greg Jimeno | Apr 13, 2021 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Plannning, General, Trusts, Wills

With the federal estate tax exemption possibly about to be lowered, it may be time to think about steps you can take to keep your estate from being taxed. An irrevocable life insurance trust allows you to pass on money to your heirs while avoiding both the federal...

Medicaid Recipients Have a Little More Time to Spend Down Their Stimulus Money

by Greg Jimeno | Apr 8, 2021 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Plannning, General, Irrevocable Trust, Trusts

The one-year deadline for nursing home residents on Medicaid to spend down their first round of stimulus checks is here, but they may have a little extra time.  In March 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized $1,200...

Finding the Right Hospital Bed Rental

by Greg Jimeno | Apr 8, 2021 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Plannning, General, Irrevocable Trust, Trusts

If you are caring for a loved one at home, you may need to rent a hospital bed. Here are the ins and outs of hospital bed rentals.  The benefit of a hospital bed is that it adjusts to allow people with limited mobility to more easily get in and out of the bed....

Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to the Taxation of Estates and Inherited Gains

by Greg Jimeno | Apr 8, 2021 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Plannning, General, Trusts, Wills

Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation that would require more estates to pay estate tax and that raises the amounts they would pay. Another proposed law would eliminate the step-up in basis that inherited assets currently enjoy.   Taken...

IRS Announces That Face Masks and Related Purchases Are Tax Deductible

by Greg Jimeno | Apr 8, 2021 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Plannning, General, Irrevocable Trust, Trusts

The IRS has announced that the tax deduction for medical expenses includes amounts spent on face masks, sanitizer and other products purchased to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.  If you have significant medical expenses, you may be able to deduct them from...

How the $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill Aids Seniors

by Greg Jimeno | Apr 8, 2021 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Plannning, General, Irrevocable Trust, Trusts

President Biden has signed the latest COVID-19 relief bill, which in addition to authorizing stimulus checks, funding vaccine distribution, and extending unemployment benefits, also provides assistance to seniors in a number of ways.  The $1.9 trillion American...

Can I Transfer My Grandmother’s Car to My Name Without Causing a Medicaid Penalty Period?

by Greg Jimeno | Apr 8, 2021 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Plannning, General, Irrevocable Trust, Trusts

This is something of a grey area. You must report most asset transfers to the Medicaid agency, and the transfer will usually cause a period of ineligibility for benefits. You could make an argument that the transfer of a noncountable asset does not need to be reported...
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  • Medicaid Recipients Have a Little More Time to Spend Down Their Stimulus Money
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