PROBLEMS ARE CROPPING UP WITH THE P.A.S. FOR MEDICAID IN NJ
Applicants for MLTSS/Medicaid need to be clinically eligible as well as financially eligible in order to receive payment for services. Financial eligibility is within the applicant’s control — usually — but to get the proof of clinical eligibility that’s required by the program, a...
Ideas to help your parents age safely at home
“Aging in place” is what most people want. Remaining in the community is a high priority goal for most elders. The challenge is that there might be many needs to be met to achieve this goal. Parents and children need to talk to each other about aging-related issues so that the parents can...
The Trust Document is Signed — Now what?
The signing of a Trust document is the start of a new process. A Trust isn’t just a “form.” It’s a legal structure with real consequences that has to be handled carefully in order to assure that the trust creator’s purposes can be achieved. If the Trustee uses the Trust’s...
What Does it Mean to Disclaim an inheritance?
A “disclaimer” is a legal document which is signed by somebody before they receive property to which they are entitled from an estate or trust.
There are many situations in which a person is about to inherit money but doesn’t want to receive it for some reason, or wants it to go to somebody...
Tell your doctor about the help you need at home with your adls
If a child who lives in your home with you is helping you with your ADL’s (functional activities of daily living), it’s probably a good idea to start documenting all of the things they do for you.
Long-range planning for long-term care often includes the potential use of long-term care insurance...
Total dependence not required for a medicaid caregiver child exemption for house transfer
This post is about “Medicaid caregiver child house transfers,” as they are commonly known.
Readers of this blog know that when a person applies for long-term care benefits under the MLTSS Medicaid program, they will generally be denied benefits for a period of time if they transferred (gifted)...
24 days a year of therapeutic leave available to nursing home residents on Medicaid
When an individual who lives in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) is approved for Medicaid, a “Medicaid number” is assigned to that individual. This is the number that will be used for billing purposes by the nursing home, the pharmacy, the hospital, and other health care providers. The MLTSS Medicaid program pays for the skilled nursing facility at a specific daily rate as long as...
Don’t Wait until the Last Minute to Tackle the Legal Problems Caused by Incapacity
There’s a natural human tendency to kick cans down the road when we can, and to put off those things that just don’t seem imminently necessary. People enter into legal arrangements without writing documents. They avoid signing Wills or Powers of Attorney because they feel well and everything seems fine. And when a family member is developing signs of incapacity — whether...
Finally! A clear declaration on the snapshot date for NJ medicaid home care applications
When a married person applies for Medicaid benefits to pay for nursing home care (“institutional care”), the first day of the first month of continuous residence in the facility is often referred to as the “snapshot date.” On that date, a “picture is taken” of all of the non-excluded assets owned by the two spouses. A calculation is then made to see if a...