Medicaid’s Home Care Waivers Can Help You Avoid a Nursing Home, But the Line May Be Long
- posted: Jun. 30, 2021
Medicaid long-term care benefits traditionally pay mainly for nursing home care, but the federal government can grant “waivers” to states allowing them to expand Medicaid to include home and community-based Read More
Summer Travel for Seniors in Northeast Ohio
- posted: Jun. 27, 2021
It’s that time of the year again when people from all over the world prefer to spend their time outdoors, relaxing while exploring the beauties of their home country or Read More
Estate Planning & Elder Law Overview
- posted: Jun. 03, 2021
June 24, 2021 Topics Covered: Wills, Trusts, Probate, Avoiding Probate, Estate Tax, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Powers of Attorney and Living Wills. Time & Place: RecWest Enrichment Center Dining Room, Read More
How You Can End Up in Medicare’s Donut Hole, and How You Get Out
- posted: May 14, 2021
Medicare prescription drug (Part D) plans can have a coverage gap—called the “donut hole”–which limits how much Medicare will pay for your drugs until you pay a certain amount out Read More
Protecting Your Estate from Nursing Home Costs
- posted: Apr. 28, 2021
Medicaid eligibility for nursing home costs, Trusts, risks of gifting to children and understanding Medicaid’s gift transfer rule. Presentation by Michael J. Millonig, Attorney At Law, Listed in Best Lawyers Read More
Bernie Sanders plan to increase federal estate tax
- posted: Apr. 16, 2021
It has been said that no one is safe when the legislature is in session. Bernie Sanders has introduced a bill in Congress called the “For the 99.5% Act.” It Read More
Medicaid Recipients Have a Little More Time to Spend Down Their Stimulus Money
- posted: Apr. 08, 2021
The one-year deadline for nursing home residents on Medicaid to spend down their first round of stimulus checks is here, but they may have a little extra time. In March 2020, Read More
How the $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill Aids Seniors
- posted: Mar. 17, 2021
President Biden has signed the latest COVID-19 relief bill, which in addition to authorizing stimulus checks, funding vaccine distribution, and extending unemployment benefits, also provides assistance to seniors in a Read More
What to Do With Your Stimulus Check if You Are in a Nursing Home
- posted: Mar. 04, 2021
As the second (and maybe third) round of stimulus checks go out, it is important to know that nursing home residents are not required to turn their checks over to Read More
Alzheimer’s – the other Pandemic
- posted: Feb. 09, 2021
The Barron’s weekly February 8, 2021 publication had a comprehensive article on Alzheimer’s disease which they called The Other Pandemic. https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-coming-alzheimers-crisisand-what-to-do-about-it-51612543200?mod=hp_MAG It is a fairly basic article but good for Read More
What To Do With Your Stimulus Check if You Are in a Nursing Home
- posted: Feb. 03, 2021
As the second round of stimulus checks go out, it is important to know that nursing home residents are not required to turn their checks over to their nursing home. Read More
Ohio Legacy Asset Protection Trusts
- posted: Jan. 06, 2021
There are certain types of trusts that a person can create to protect their estate from lawsuits, bankruptcy, divorce settlements, government expropriation and other creditor claims against their property. Many Read More
Can You Visit Nursing Home Residents After They are Vaccinated?
- posted: Dec. 30, 2020
COVID vaccines are starting to roll out to nursing homes across the country, signaling the beginning of the end of the pandemic. Once your loved one has had both doses Read More
SEMINARS FOR CPA’S & FINANCIAL PLANNERS
- posted: Nov. 25, 2020
The following seminars are offered for CPA’s, financial planners and insurance agents for continuing education credits. These are not consumer oriented seminars. Registration links are at the bottom of this Read More
Thanksgiving during COVID
- posted: Nov. 24, 2020
This is a difficult time for us to continue to balance COVID-19 safety protocols & government restrictions with spending time with our families and loved ones. The CDC has issued Read More
Asset Protection with Trusts
- posted: Nov. 11, 2020
Clients often ask me about protecting their estate. Sometimes they are not specific and I have to ask them: Who or what do you want to protect your estate from? Read More