Is It Too Late for Medicaid Planning After a Nursing Home Admission?
An admission has already happened and the bills have started. What planning options may still exist under New York rules, what to avoid doing, and what to gather…
Read the articleCommunity Medicaid vs. Nursing Home Medicaid in New York
Home care and nursing home coverage are two different Medicaid programs in New York. What separates them on transfer rules, income treatment, spousal protections and application process.
Read the articleMAPT vs. Life Estate Deed: Which Gives a Family More Flexibility?
Two common ways to handle a New York home in long-term care planning, compared on control, ability to sell, tax basis, creditor exposure and what happens if plans…
Read the articleCan I Put My House in a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust?
Direct answers on transferring a Long Island home into a Medicaid asset protection trust, covering mortgages, STAR, insurance, selling later, and what actually changes for the homeowner.
Read the articleThe Five-Year Medicaid Lookback: A Long Island Family Planning Guide
What the five-year lookback actually reviews, which transfers are exempt, how a penalty period is computed and when it starts, and why the home is usually the hardest…
Read the articleMedicaid Asset Protection Trusts in New York: What They Do and What They Do Not Do
A plain explanation of Medicaid asset protection trusts in New York: how irrevocability works, what the grantor keeps, what the trust cannot do, and why funding date drives…
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