Planning for long-term care is a crucial but often overlooked part of estate planning. Determining who will care for you and how that care will be paid for can be an uncomfortable conversation, yet it ...

Dear Mr. Premack: If a marital property agreement exists and finances have not been co-mingled, can the assets of one spouse be considered when the other spouse needs to apply for Medicaid assistance ...

When looking at pending nursing home admissions, people start to think about gifting their assets to their children, which can negatively impact their future Medicaid application. In Ohio, gifting ...

Jenn Ochs lobbies against Medicaid cuts in Washington, D.C. for the 2025 Disability Policy Seminar. Courtesy: Jenn Ochs Anyone who benefits from Medicaid is restricted by asset limits. To receive ...

Whether you're assisting an aging parent or proactively planning for your future, the rising costs of long-term care are a pressing concern for many. Understanding how to protect your assets while ...

Long-term care costs like nursing home care can quickly drain retirement savings. Medicare provides little help paying these bills, but Medicaid can cover nursing home costs for those who meet strict ...

Gifting property outright means you relinquish all control. Once the deed is in your children’s names, they can sell, ...

Learn about Medicaid's long-term care coverage, including the definition, eligibility requirements, and the services covered ...

Stacy Francis is the President and CEO of Francis Financial & founder of Savvy Ladies™, empowering women to achieve financial independence. When my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer that had ...

I am my mother's caregiver. She is 93. Four years ago she added my name to her checking and savings accounts and added me as the beneficiary on her pension and IRA. If, by chance, she has to go into a ...

Iowans with disabilities are calling on Iowa lawmakers again to change income restrictions on Medicaid benefits that they say make it hard for them to work.