by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | May 25, 2017 | Estate Planning, Sentinel Articles
Not long ago I took my 2000 Ford Explorer for inspection and was told it needed new tires. I was shocked because it seemed that only a few years ago I put new tires on it, and this car is driven barely 3,000 miles a year. But what I recalled as only being a few years...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | May 12, 2017 | Finances, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Sentinel Articles
Nearly anyone who is a long-term care resident of a skilled nursing home can immediately apply for Medicaid to pay for the care. To do so, an applicant who is not yet impoverished must shuffle assets according to a complex method which has been approved by federal...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Mar 13, 2017 | Family Living, Finances, Home care, Sentinel Articles
Last week’s article gave an overview of options for how a frail, aging person might arrange to remain in their home environment with a creative family caregiving arrangement. Sometimes live-in family caregivers, long-term care insurance, or home care services...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Mar 6, 2017 | Caregiver Support, Finances, Home care
Part I of II Rarely, if ever, does anyone express a preference to leave their home to receive care in a licensed personal care home or skilled nursing facility. There truly is no place like home. Often, the final wish of a parent’s last will and testament is to give...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Jan 30, 2017 | Health Care System, Insurance, Sentinel Articles
Since the word admission is defined literally as the process of being allowed to enter a place, common sense would suggest that a hospital patient is admitted when taken from the hospital emergency room to spend a night in a bed upstairs. Unfortunately, Medicare...
