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Crisis & Nursing Home

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Nursing Home Asset Protection
Medicaid Planning Before Entering a Nursing Home
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Paying for a Nursing Home With Medicaid
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Protect a Parent's Assets From Nursing Home Costs
Medicaid Planning for Dementia

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Countable Assets for Medicaid
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Medicaid and Bank Accounts
Medicaid and Investment Accounts
Medicaid and Retirement Accounts
Medicaid and Life Insurance
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Married Couples

Overview: Medicaid Planning for Married Couples
Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment Rules
Community Spouse Resource Allowance
Community Spouse Income Allowance
Protect Assets When a Spouse Enters a Nursing Home
Spousal Refusal and Medicaid
Medicaid Planning for Second Marriages

Trusts & Transfers

Overview: Medicaid Asset Protection Trust
Medicaid Look-Back Period
Medicaid Transfer Penalty
Gifting Money Before Medicaid
Transferring a House Before Medicaid
Medicaid-Compliant Annuity
Qualified Income Trust (Miller Trust)
Special Needs Trusts and Medicaid

Applications & Appeals

Overview: Medicaid Appeal Attorney
Nursing Home Medicaid Application
Medicaid Application Denied
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Estate Recovery

Overview: Medicaid Estate Recovery
Can Medicaid Take Your House?
Medicaid Liens on a House
Medicaid Estate Recovery Hardship Waiver
Protect a Home From Medicaid Estate Recovery

California

Overview: Medi-Cal Planning Attorney
Medi-Cal Crisis Planning
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Medi-Cal Look-Back Period
Medi-Cal Asset Protection Trust
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1. The person who needs care

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Who needs care?

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Age of the person who needs care

Is the person who needs care married?

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Your relationship to the person who needs care

2. Care and timing

Is the person in a nursing home now?

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Likely admission to a nursing home

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Is care being paid for privately now (from income or savings)?

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Approximate monthly care cost

3. Assets and income

Approximate countable assets (savings, investments and accounts)

Does the person own a home?

YesNo

Any other real estate?

YesNo

Any retirement accounts (an IRA, a 401(k) or similar)?

YesNoNot sure

Approximate monthly income of the person who needs care

Any recent gifts or transfers of money or property?

YesNoNot sure

4. Applications and contact

Has Medicaid already been applied for?

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Was the application denied?

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