Your mother's maiden name is Mesce?

No one in my family has the name Mesce... -AMY

I am sorry about your husband's apparent decline; Two doctors must certify in writing that your husband can no longer handle his personal and...

If mom goes into a nursing home and had given monetary gifts to each grandchild will they need to pay it back.?

There is a five year look back from the time of application; Medicaid reviews all of the applicant's bank statements for the previous 5 years to...

Unfortunately, the POD designation does not protect or insulate the accounts from the spend-down that Medicaid requires (to $2,000); The funds are...

My grandmother lives with me I work a full time job and no longer help to take care of her. She can not make rational decisions

If your grandmother is either unable to sign an POA (b/c she has become incapacitated) or unwilling to sign a POA because she doesn't believe she...

What are the best long term care options for my father in law who is suffering from alzhiemers.

There are options available to your mother- and father-in-law and an elder law attorney will be able to go through all of them so your family can...

My Elder with Bit of Dementia, fell in april ,now is wheel c.bound.we brought him home Fell,back in rehab .

You have no legal obligation to act as your father's agent or sign the nursing home paperwork; in many of these cases where a person is in a...

The funeral director at the funeral home sets up the funeral trust; NJ Medicaid requires that the funeral arrangements be irrevocable; pre-paying a...

Estate payment to medicaid when passed away on 55th birthday

Most Medicaid programs only recover for services provided "or or after the recipient's 55th birthday" so I do not believe that there will be...

How do we research an elder care attorney?

Avvo is a good tool to research local elder law attorneys; Most of my clients come to me by word of mouth... they spoke to friends, neighbors or...