Stephen O Allaire

My family retained services by Allaire Elder Care for transition of my father’s assets to qualify for Title 19 designation by the state. There was an enormous amount of work to recover documentation that was required by the state for approval of his case after review. Allaire was a valuable partner i...n the very complex process by developing a plan and a step by step procedure to accomplish the ultimate goal of acceptance into the state system of a live-at-home benefit designation. Title 19 coverage that is extended to its beneficiaries was important for my father’s quality of life because he is being cared for in the house that he built which is a far better situation for him than institutional living. There are many more benefits that Allaire Elder Care offers including a VA benefit and their service allowed us to leverage their expertise to access an accrued monetary award since my father was a Navy Vet! I highly recommend Stephan O. Allaire and the service his team provides to negotiate the very complicated system of elder care. They are worth every penny! They helped my family provide a perfect quality-of life experience for my dad and helped us give back to this very important person in our lives!

When it was clear my mother couldn't continue to pay for a live-in aide without soon running out of money, I tried on my own to find out how she might qualify for the CT Home Care Program for Elders. It was quickly obvious that I needed elder law professionals to help me understand the process and ...to usher the application through. I'm convinced that without the help of the paralegal, elder services coordinator, and Medicaid coordinator assigned to us, it could never have been done. Working with them couldn't have been easier--they were completely and quickly responsive, always knew the answers to my questions, and provided constant reassurance along the way. Now that the cost of mom's aide has been taken over by Medicaid, mom can continue to live in her apartment for at least a year longer than she would have--and at her advanced age, that might mean being able to live out her life at home. This legal service was worth every penny, and I recommend the firm to anyone who might have similar needs.

My mother and I went to Attorney Allaire's office to meet with him because of my father needing a nursing home. He and his team did an excellent job signing him up for Medicaid, which he needed. The application for Medicaid went through very fast. I was surprised by how quickly they were able to get ...it processed. I attribute the speed to his team knowing exactly what we needed. It was a lot of work on our end as well, finding papers, making copies, etc. In the end, it was all worth it and my father is now covered. One thing, that I took a star off my rating for was that my father was originally in one home, they kicked him out and Attorney Allaire didn't really help with fighting to keep him there until we were satisfied with another facility. Finding another facility was a real hard choice for us. We had opportunities to move him, but those were very early when this particular home was trying to kick him out. They eventually made it official filing to dismiss him and an opening at a place we never visited opened up and Mr. Allaire just strongly advised that we take the opening, sight unseen. Given the nature of the situation of my father needing a home, it was extremely hard for us. The original nursing home that kicked him out was trying to do so when he was a short-term occupant. They (the administration at the home) were very aggressive and I don't feel like we really had anyone on our side when push came to shove. I'm not discounting all the offers that Attorney Allaire's team gave to us in building up to the final "choice." They were very helpful, we just weren't ready to move him. Anyway, I'd recommend Attorney Allaire. His team was great and despite the one negative, I was impressed by the turnaround of the Medicaid application. It, thankfully, is covering my father's nursing home costs.

Thanks to Attorney Allaire and his firm's immense assistance, my mother was able to qualify for Medicaid and receive many helpful benefits that have saved our family an exorbitant amount of money as well as alleviating an incredible amount of stress and worry about the future. Everyone at the firm wa...s entirely professional and helpful, while also being very understanding and empathetic of the emotional circumstances. I highly recommend Attorney Allaire and his team to anyone looking for compassionate and professional assistance for applying to Medicaid based on the excellent experience I had.

My sisters and I were very concerned for our mother's health as she grew older and more frail. We scheduled an appointment and met with Attorney Stephen Allaire of Allaire Elder Law. There was no pressure for us to hire him as he explained what he could do for us. We gave it some thought and agreed... to a "life care plan" for our mother. He explained to us what help we were to expect as mom's condition changed. We were assigned a care coordinator to help us. we had Charlotte Audet who guided us though the stages of care we could expect mom to need. Shortly after, mom developed pneumonia and was hospitalized. From there she went to rehab in a local nursing home. Daniella was assigned to guide us through all the details of our decision to have mom return home with a 24 hour care giver. She met with us at the rehab during the discharge planning meetings. Her expert advice helped us get though some difficult decisions. She helped us set up a Pooled Trust so mom could live out her life in the comfort and safety of her own home. The help we received was phenomenal. We were never told what to do. We were guided along as we made decisions. Information as to what to look for in an agency and what we could expect. We selected an agency and we were satisfied with the recommendation. Shortly after, mom came home with a 24 hour live in care giver. Since mom's money was running out fast, Jessica Sevigny was our liaison to help us navigate the process of getting mom accepted on the Medicaid program. It was a long process and many, many emails and trips were made to deliver the necessary documents. I could NEVER have done it without expert help. Mom is now at home with the help she needs thanks to the help we received from Allaire Elder Law. We highly recommend Allaire Elder Law to anyone looking for expert, care and knowledge in helping give a loved one the dignity of the life they deserve.