Connecticut Elder Law Attorney
Asset Protection • Medicaid PlanningHave you and your family considered the costs of temporary or extended medical care for a senior?Most families will need government medical assistance to provide home care, assisted living services or nursing home care for elderly family members. Connecticut and federal Title 19/Medicaid guidelines for eligibility are complex and discouraging, and can push responsible members of the community into a state of poverty. Spend-down requirements strip you of your assets.You will need assets to provide small comforts while on Medicaid, or to support your independence when you are released from a nursing home. The estate you have worked a lifetime to build for your family may vanish under the burden of payments for nursing home care. Fairfield, Connecticut, attorney Lyn Eliovson is committed to helping senior citizens with Medicaid planning, so they can get the care they need while preserving their assets and their dignity.Ill health or disability should not prevent you from making smart financial decisions. Lyn is an experienced Medicaid planning lawyer who will work with you to identify legitimate strategies that allow you to become eligible for Medicaid as soon as possible, while preserving your assets. Her staff is skilled at helping clients assemble the necessary financial information for Medicaid applications and appeals. Contact the Fairfield, Connecticut, elder law firm of Linda L. Eliovson & Associates and arrange a consultation to discuss your situation and to ask questions such as: -
My application for Medicaid benefits was denied – how do I appeal? -
Can I give my children money now, so they can help me later? -
Do I have to give up my home? Where will I live when I get out? -
Can my husband go on Medicaid while I stay in our home? -
Who will take care of my wife if I have to spend down our savings? Elder law is for everyone.
If you begin long term care planning soon enough, proactive asset protection strategies can help you get the care you need, when you need it, while preserving assets for you and your family. Examples of such strategies include transferring a considerable share of your estate to your children and securing funds in a supplementary needs trust. Lyn helps clients, whether young, middle-aged, or elderly, plan for the security of their families. Linda L. Eliovson & Associates
Medicaid Planning (Title 19) and Elder Law
117 Tunxis Hill Road
Fairfield, CT 06825
Phone: (203) 336-2566
Fax: (203) 336-2563
E-Mail Medicaid planning lawyer Lyn Eliovson helps residents of the Fairfield, Connecticut area, including the communities of Norwalk, Westport, Stratford, Bridgeport, Milford, Shelton, Derby, Ansonia, Trumbull, Easton, Monroe, Ridgefield, Wilton, and Southport, with tax planning, special needs trusts, Medicaid (Title 19) eligibility, Medicaid applications, Medicaid appeals, and many other elder law issues. Attorney Eliovson is a committed advocate for the elderly.
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