If you or a loved one needs a long-term healthcare plan, you may have questions regarding Medicaid. While long term care insurance is generally the best option when it comes to healthcare planning, it is not always a feasible financial option. In these cases, it is...
Medicaid Planning
Why should you plan in advance for applying for Medicaid?
As you age and deal with serious long-lasting illnesses, you may realize that you need additional monetary support. Applying for Medicaid can help you pay for various medical and age-related care facilities, such as nursing homes, without losing all your assets. How...
Irrevocable trusts can be a part of Medicaid planning
Our good health is not guaranteed as we age. In old age we could fall ill to a serious medical condition, such as multiple sclerosis. In the face of such a diagnosis you may anticipate that you will have to go into a nursing home. However, you may worry about how you...
What is the Medicaid lookback period?
We have mentioned before that Medicaid is a means-based government program. Many seniors and others throughout New Jersey rely on Medicaid to pay for their extended medical and nursing home care, but because Medicaid is means-based, they first have to show that they...
How to qualify for Medicaid without losing everything
Not many people like to think about getting older and becoming unable to take care of themselves. Unfortunately, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has said that a person turning 65 has around a 70 percent chance of requiring some form of long-term care...