Want to know if its legal that my stepmother gets my father's social security check to live on while he's in a nursing home.

First, I am sorry that your father needs nursing home care. Long term care is emotionally draining for the entire family. Now to your...

I think the call to Adult Protective Services is appropriate, but APS may not be able to do much. With your ex-husband's departure, the financial...

What can i do with my father's savings before filing for medicaid?

I am sorry for your difficulties. It's very hard on a family when someone needs long term care. Now, before we talk about money, the most...

Can a Nursing Home Discharge you and then tell you that you have to come back just because of a SSDI claim?

If it was the Assisted Living Facility that called her to move back in, I'd have some suspicions. An Assisted Living Facility should not have any...

How can I legally have my father put back in a nursing home....he's 75 ?

The only way to have your father stay in a nursing home if he doesn't wish to be there is to have him placed in a guardianship. Guardianship is a...

How do I transfer ownership of a vehicle from a family member who is being sent to a nursing home?

If this is Mom's only car and she is single, she can keep the car in her own name if she wishes. Currently, if Mom is single, there is a limit of...

What company do I use for life insurance? See above .

I am sorry for parent's health difficulties and for the burden you must carry in looking out for them. The advice to seek out an elder law...

Should we purchase grandmother's home and if so, how?

I am sorry for your grandmother's difficulties and for your family's quandary in how to pay for her care. Your grandmother may not be prevented...

Is there any way we can get my Father-In-Law into a nursing facility at low or no cost for Hospice? Suggestions?

I am sorry for your father-in-laws health difficulties and your family's concerns. Barry Zimmer's suggestions are correct for the most part. ...

The previous answers are correct in stating that the house is at risk if your name is on the deed. If you don't have your name on the deed but you...