Question: My mother had a reverse mortgage and she went into a nursing home and received Medicaid for no more than 7 months before she passed away. Now, I have received a letter from the state of [...]

Question: Are 401(k)s or IRAs protected under the LTCI Partnership program? Response: Probably, yes. The long-term care insurance (LTCI) partnership program was authorized by Congress to permit [...]

Question: Can you tell me if the exception for Medicaid applies between spouses to transfer the home, when one spouse does not live in the home but is not legally separated and is the healthy [...]

Question: I just read a story about Mary Jane’s estate which was divided among four siblings.  Our family also has four siblings. The difference is that our father is still living but has to move [...]

Question: Should I hire a law firm or non-legal service to assist with the Medicaid application for my mom who will be moving to a nursing home? Response: Hire a law firm, and perhaps a non-legal [...]

Question: My mother has recently inherited a house in California from her mother, along with a small IRA. She has offered to let us live in the house, with the intention of building an in-law [...]

Question: My husband’s parents have a life estate….father passed away, mother recently moved to a nursing home. Siblings want to sell house. Is this possible without the life use [...]

Question: I am working with a family who is seeking assistance understanding MassHealth eligibility and applying. One member of an unmarried couple has dementia and will be moving to a skilled [...]

Question: The blog post on your law firm site on the likelihood of needing long-term care concludes by saying: “The upshot if you’re a Baby Boomer if you are able to do so, factor in the [...]

Question: My dad who is 81 years old has been ill for the entire summer, I want to try to get him in a position to qualify for MassHealth in the future. He owns a condo that is in a life estate [...]