Medicaid

Burlington Medicaid planning attorneys at Unsworth LaPlante, PLLC can help you to prepare a plan to get covered by Medicaid if you need care. We help you to ensure that your life savings is not lost if you get sick and need to move to a nursing home or long term care at home.  Unfortunately, far too many people do not realize how important Medicaid planning is to protecting their wealth as they get older. You don't want to make this mistake so you should reach out to Unsworth LaPlante, PLLC … [Read more...] about 5 Things Burlington Medicaid Planning Attorneys Want You to Know

Medicaid planning attorneys are here to help you make sure you can get the nursing home care you may come to require as you get older or if you get sick. There's a good chance of ending up in a nursing home, as around 70 percent of people who reach the age of 65 will need at least some care in a home during the rest of their lifetimes.  You don't want your family scrambling to find a care facility and figure out how to pay for it at the time when you've just suffered a medical health crisis. … [Read more...] about How to Make Sure You Get High Quality Nursing Home Care

Burlington Medicaid lawyers can provide help with the creation of a Medicaid plan. Many people do not realize how important it is to make a Medicaid plan until it is too late. If you have not been proactive in making sure you can get Medicaid to cover you, you could experience substantial financial loss.  The reality is, a substantial number of people do need to make a Medicaid plan, and to find out if you are one of them, you should reach out to Unsworth LaPlante, PLLC today. Our Burlington … [Read more...] about Why Do So Many People Need to Make a Medicaid Plan?

If you are in need of Medicaid coverage, you should reach out to Burlington Medicaid attorneys.  Many people who become disabled or who are getting older will need Medicaid now or in the future because they will require Medicaid to pay for long-term care or nursing home care at home.   If you do not qualify for Medicaid, you may have no option but to pay out of your pocket for care in a nursing home or for care provided by home health aides at your home. Both types of care can cost many … [Read more...] about Can You Give Away Your Wealth to Get Medicaid?

Burlington Medicaid lawyers can provide insight into Medicaid coverage for nursing home care. It is important to understand the differences between Medicaid and Medicare when it comes to the payment of nursing home costs. Nursing homes may be the most expensive type of care that you will need, with the cost of a semi-private room in a nursing home totaling several thousand dollars per month.  Medicare and Medicaid have very different rules for covering these costs, so you need to make sure you … [Read more...] about Key Differences Between Medicare and Medicaid Coverage for Nursing Home Care

Burlington Medicaid lawyers provide insight into the options that are available to you if you need long term care. There is a substantial chance that, at some point during the course of your lifetime, you could end up requiring care because you are no longer able to handle activities of daily living on your own. In fact, the Wall Street Journal indicates more than 70% of all people who reach 65 years old will some day need nursing home care.  Unfortunately, if you become unable to do basic … [Read more...] about Are There Options Besides Nursing Home Care?

Burlington Medicaid attorneys assist you in understanding the rules associated with qualifying for Medicaid benefits. It is vitally important that you understand these rules because you may come to rely upon Medicaid when you need nursing home care. Medicaid can be the only source of payment for this care, unless you need care for a limited duration and Medicare or some type of private insurance pays or unless you have purchased a comprehensive long-term care insurance policy that covers your … [Read more...] about Can I Get Medicaid if I Give My Money to My Kids?

Burlington Medicaid lawyers help seniors to make sure they can cover the costs of long term care when they require this care either in their homes or in a nursing home setting. Long term care costs can be astronomically expensive, often resulting in seniors who require care spending their entire life savings in just a few months.  Medicare and the majority of private health insurance policies provide no coverage at all for long term care or nursing home care outside of limited coverage for … [Read more...] about Does Long-Term Care Insurance Actually Work?

A Vermont Medicaid attorney can provide assistance in qualifying for Medicaid by taking steps to protect your assets so your wealth does not disqualify you from getting covered. It's important to make a Medicaid plan as you get older, as you may require costly nursing home care and Medicaid may be the only source of payments for that care.  Medicaid not only provides for the costs of nursing home care, but it can also help beneficiaries of all ages to afford healthcare services that they may … [Read more...] about Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Looms for Vermont

Burlington elder law attorneys can help you to plan ahead in case you need long-term care. As you get older, the chances that you will end up needing nursing home care increase. You could find yourself in a situation where you need temporary care, or could become permanently unable to handle activities of daily living and may need to move into a nursing home permanently. In either of these situations, you need to find the right care facility and you need to ensure that you can afford to cover … [Read more...] about How Much Does Long-Term Care Actually Cost?