Have you ever found yourself worried about the high costs of long-term care and how it could impact your life savings? The challenge of qualifying for benefits while protecting your assets is a real one and that's what we tackle in this episode. Join us as we venture into the often daunting territory of Medicaid crisis planning. We touch on the importance of having a sturdy plan in place and delve into the valuable tools you can utilize for this, including powers of attorney, trust deeds, and living wills.
We also share insights into strategic asset protection, helping you understand how best to navigate the rules and work effectively with the Local Department of Social Services and the Department of Health and Human Services. More so, we urge you not to face the journey alone. With the help of a qualified elder law attorney, you can effectively protect your hard-earned assets and qualify for those all-important benefits. And don't forget - we offer a free consultation to help you discuss your needs and create a strategic plan. So, don't wait, tune in now for some peace of mind tomorrow.
Speaker 1:
When you or a loved one needs nursing home or assisted living care and may not be immediately qualified for a benefit to pay for that care. Medicaid crisis planning is contemplating qualification for the benefit while protecting and saving your hard-earned money and property.
Speaker 2:
So there's three things that anyone who is looking to get any type of benefit to pay for long-term care and protect assets needs to know. The first thing is you've got to put a plan in place and there's tools that you need to utilize to put that plan in place, and those tools are estate planning tools like powers of attorney, trust deeds, living will and will.
Speaker 1:
Two strategic planning to protect those assets in a way that allows you to qualify for the benefit. So that would be strategic allocation of assets, knowing the rules really well and how to work with the rules Local Department of Social Services and the Department of Health and Human Services, which we handle all of them.
Speaker 2:
And number three, which is incredibly important, is to make sure that you're not going at it alone. You need a professional to guide you. A qualified elder law attorney can help guide you through the process to make sure you protect your hard-earned money and property and get qualified for the benefit to pay for that very expensive long-term care.
Speaker 1:
We would offer a free consultation to talk about your issue and develop your strategic plan. Schedule your free consultation today so we can plan for peace of mind tomorrow.