Elder Law & Medicaid Planning Maryland
Maryland Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment Rules: Protecting Income When Your Spouse Enters a Nursing Home
When one spouse requires expensive nursing home care, the healthy spouse (the community spouse) often fears they will be left destitute. To prevent this, federal law and Maryland s...
Navigating the 5-Year Medicaid Look-Back Period in Maryland: Exemptions and Penalty Rules
When preparing for long-term care, many families discover too late that giving away money or property can jeopardize their eligibility for government assistance. The Medicaid look-...
The Caregiver Child Exemption in Maryland: How to Protect the Family Home from Medicaid Recovery
One of the greatest fears for families dealing with long-term care is losing the family home to the state. When a Medicaid recipient passes away, the state attempts to recover the...