Nursing Home Care

Connecticut Nursing Home Care Attorneys

When elderly people can no longer care for themselves, their adult children often place them in a nursing home to ensure they receive the care they need. However, the cost of nursing home care often exceeds or exhausts the assets available from the elderly person’s estate. We will explore asset re-allocation arrangements, trusts, and other care and estate planning strategies that can qualify an individual for Medicaid benefits. Working closely with our clients, we determine how best to pay for nursing home care without necessarily losing the elderly person’s home or liquidating their assets.

To learn more about Medicaid eligibility and how you can help pay for care in long term care facilities, contact a Connecticut nursing home care attorney. Our Bristol office represents clients throughout Hartford, Avon, Simsbury, Plymouth, New Hartford, Torrington, Winsted, Meriden, and Canton.

Paying for Nursing Home Expenses

While Medicare may pay for some care – usually no more than three months worth – Medicaid requires that a person spend down their assets. If both and elderly husband and wife are still alive, one may require nursing home care while the other may not. Our nursing home care lawyers can develop a plan that allows the ailing spouse to allocate all of their assets to the healthy spouse, making them eligible to receive Medicaid benefits as a result. In other instances, certain kinds of trust can be created to protect assets while still making one eligible for assistance from the state or federal government.

Full Asset Protection

While each case is different, it is possible to protect an elderly person’s assets to meet the needs of a surviving spouse, heir, or other needs beside medical ones. In cases where a business, home, or pension funds are involved, our nursing home care lawyers consult accountants, care planners, and CPAs to work through tax issues and other financial concerns. We take a preventative approach, creating plans that will stand the test of time and help you and your loved one avoid future legal problems.

Taking that First Step

We realize it can be difficult convincing an ageing parent to entrust you with their finances. Our attorneys understand what people and families go through and are happy to meet with you and your parent to alleviate any concerns or fears either of you might have.

We’re here to help you secure your loved one’s future and health. For more information regarding the options available to you, contact Bristol, Connecticut, nursing home care attorneys at the law office of Ruggiero, Ziogas, & Allaire.