An individual can protect their assets from Medicaid, including their home, by placing them into a trust. Essentially, the assets become owned by the trust and not by the individual. This mechanism ...

Each week I receive a number of calls from individuals who have loved ones who are in need of either assisted living or skilled nursing care in a facility. Those individuals usually want to understand ...

That's where a Medicaid trust comes into play as an effective asset protection strategy: It allows your client to use Medicaid assistance Bernard A. Krooks, Jonathan G. Blattmachr | May 01, 2010 The ...

When planning for the cost of long-term care, it is possible to preserve your estate for your children or other heirs while still relying on Medicaid to pay for your long-term care in a skilled ...

A Medicaid asset protection trust (MAPT) can be useful for estate planning if you believe you or your spouse will need long-term care at some point. Transferring assets to this type of trust can allow ...

The Medicaid Trust The cost of long-term health care continues to spiral and insurance companies continue to cover fewer and fewer long-term needs. As a result, it's important for advisors to help ...