Elder Law & Medicaid Planning West Virginia
Navigating the 5-Year Medicaid Look-Back Period in West Virginia: Penalties and Exceptions
When a family member in West Virginia suddenly needs long-term nursing home care, the financial shock can be overwhelming. Many families assume that simply giving away assets or tr...
The Healthy Spouse's Guide to Medicaid CSRA and MMMNA Limits in West Virginia
When a married person in West Virginia needs nursing home care, the financial focus immediately shifts to the spouse who remains at home. The healthy spouse, known legally as the "...
Can a West Virginia Nursing Home Legally Evict an Elderly Resident for Unpaid Bills?
Placing a parent or spouse into a nursing home is emotionally taxing, but the stress multiplies when the facility's billing department begins threatening eviction. In West Virginia...
Coordinating Black Lung Benefits with Medicaid Long-Term Care in West Virginia
West Virginia has a proud, deeply rooted history in the coal mining industry. Unfortunately, generations of miners in Logan, Mingo, and McDowell counties have paid the price with t...
How to Protect West Virginia Farms, Timberland, and Mineral Rights from Medicaid Estate Recovery
In West Virginia, a family's wealth is often tied to the land. From sprawling farms in the Greenbrier Valley to lucrative coal and natural gas mineral rights in the northern counti...
Using the Caregiver Child Exemption to Save Your West Virginia Home from Medicaid Recovery
Nursing home care in West Virginia is incredibly expensive, often wiping out a family's life savings in just a few years. For most seniors in Charleston, Huntington, or Morgantown,...