Elder Law

Deducting Assisted Living Facility Costs

Feb 16, 2009

The Internal Revenue Code provides an income tax deduction for medical expenses which include “qua...

Medicaid Planning With A Solely For The Benefit Of Trust

Feb 14, 2009

If someone is in need of nursing home level care, and if they don’t have long term care insurance,...

New Five-star Rating System For Nursing Homes

Jan 17, 2009

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has unveiled a one- to five-star rating syste...

Choosing A Home Help Care Provider

Nov 16, 2008

There is perhaps no more important task than hiring someone to assist with the personal care of fami...

Significant Changes To Fdic Coverage

Oct 12, 2008

On September 26, 2008, the FDIC expanded FDIC coverage for living trust and pay-on-death type accoun...

Deducting Care Expenses Paid For Another Person

Oct 12, 2008

With many of our senior clients, someone other than the senior (e.g. - the child of the senior) is p...

Baby Boomers Turn 60

Oct 12, 2008

The “Baby Boomers”, the generation born between 1946 and 1964, have turned 60 years old. Among t...

Home Caretaker & Personal Care Contracts

Aug 13, 2008

Michigan recently changed its Medicaid eligibility rules regarding the treatment of payments made to...

Senior Care Alternatives

Aug 09, 2008

As medicine, technology, and methods of treatment evolve, people are living longer. While most aging...

The New Medicaid Gift Rules

Jul 17, 2008

There have been a number of changes to the Medicaid rules over the last year. The most significant c...