ELDER LAW

One of the toughest decisions your family will have to make, is when to put your loved one into a nursing home. Most of us view putting mom into a nursing home as breaking an unspoken rule. However, the reality remains that 70% of Americans who reach the age of 65 will need long-term care at sometime in their lives, over 40% in a nursing home.

Long-term care is an essential part of planning and can have a serious impact on your finances and quality of life. If correct planning is not completed, resources needed for the spouse to stay at home could be lost. An important element to this planning is Medicaid. Utah’s Medicaid rules are very complex and often changing. Before a loved one is placed into a nursing home it is important to consult with an attorney to determine if Medicaid planning is right for you even if you don’t think you qualify. If you’re a vet or the spouse of a vet, you could also qualify for up to $2,100 per month through VA Benefits.

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Elder Law also includes having an attorney’s help with following issues:

•   Reverse mortgages

•   Medicare eligibility and appeals

•   Medicaid eligibility and planning strategies

•   Long-term care insurance

•   Disability planning

•   Investment Planning Abuse

•   Knowledge of senior programs and services

•   Retirement living

•   Utah State conservator and guardianship laws

•   Financial abuse and fraud on seniors

•   Nursing home rights

•   Age discrimination

•   Grandparent visitation rights

•   Late-life marriages and property disputes