Long-Term Care Planning
Can Payment for Daughter’s Funeral Be Part of Medicaid Spend-Down?
Question: My sister passed away and my mother is in assisted living, spending down her assets for Medicaid. As my mother is the next of
July 8, 2026
Question: My sister passed away and my mother is in assisted living, spending down her assets for Medicaid. As my mother is the next of kin for her daughter, can she pay for the cremation funeral expenses of her daughter as a legitimate spend down and NOT incur any Medicaid spend down penalties? Response: I’m
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– Frank Sweeney
Question: My sister passed away and my mother is in assisted living, spending down her assets for Medicaid. As my mother is the next of
Question: If my parents move all assets into some type of trust to own nothing and have no legal binding tax implications to the property.
Question: Can I place my uncle in a nursing home if I have a POA? Response: Not exactly, but it may help. A durable power
Question: I would like to find a way to put some low-cost housing for other seniors getting priced out of their homes on land I
Question: My mother passed away on February 5, 2025, and she had a living trust set up with my brother and me as beneficiaries. My
Question: I have a rather complicated scenario that started as a result of my taking on paying my mother‘s bills when I discovered that she
Question: My sister passed away and my mother is in assisted living, spending down her assets for Medicaid. As my mother is the next of
Question: If my parents move all assets into some type of trust to own nothing and have no legal binding tax implications to the property.
Question: Can I place my uncle in a nursing home if I have a POA? Response: Not exactly, but it may help. A durable power
Question: I would like to find a way to put some low-cost housing for other seniors getting priced out of their homes on land I
Question: My mother passed away on February 5, 2025, and she had a living trust set up with my brother and me as beneficiaries. My
Question: I have a rather complicated scenario that started as a result of my taking on paying my mother‘s bills when I discovered that she
Harry Margolis, Esq. has been representing seniors, individuals with special needs and their families since 1987.
Since then, he and his firm as a whole have helped thousands of clients pay for long-term care, grapple with the incapacity of a family member, and plan for safe and productive futures for their children and grandchildren.