Preserving Assets for the Spouse at Home

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OUTCOME: Husband approved for Medicaid; Wife approved for expanded Protected Resource Amount

Husband, suffering from debilitating diabetes and other physical impairments, needed skilled nursing care but the resources they owned were over the limit for him to be Medicaid-eligible. A previous a ... ttorney had recommended they immediately sell off and spend down their assets. After inquiry and due diligence, I determined that all assets could be saved AND Medicaid eligibility achieved.