Dear Attorney Tully:I am a 76-year-old widow and, now that autumn is upon us, I will shortly be leaving for my winter home in Florida. My family always sends me your column, “Senior Signals,” which I very much enjoy reading. Over time, you’ve written a lot of articles about Medicaid law changes and how it is harder to protect one’s assets. My …
Archives for October 2019
Words of wisdom from television’s Joan Lunden
My law partner, Dean B. Kilbourne, and I recently attended a benefit luncheon presented by SilverSource of Stamford entitled, “Inspiring Lives.” The keynote speaker was television personality and senior advocate Joan Lunden. Lunden is best known for being co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” for nearly two decades. In her second career, …
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Keeping your residence is possible
Maurice and Giselle Boucher have lived on their family farm for over 30 years. Recently, Maurice suffered a stroke and his doctor told him he needed long-term nursing home care. “Finding a nursing home is not the problem,” Giselle said, when she came to our office. “There is a nursing home in town where my parents lived for several years. Our …
Spending down: How much needed to qualify for Medicaid?
There are specific rules that Congress has passed that protect the community (healthy) spouse if the other spouse goes into a nursing home. The Medicaid law provides special protections for the spouse of a nursing home resident to make sure he/she has the minimum support needed to continue to live in the community. The so-called “spousal …
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