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What are you doing to get Mom eligible for Medicaid? Does she have a home, if so that and a car are exempt assets while she is living. NJ asset limit is 2k. Thats all she can have. I would get a list of assets that are exempt but it comes down to she needs to spend what she has to receive medicaid. Her monthly income, SS and pension cannot exceed $2523. Nj does allow for Miller Trust. Any overage will be deposited there. A lawyer is needed to set one up. If she has an insurance policy that has cash value, it will need to be cashed in. Medicaid allows for prepaid funerals.
The easiest way to spend down assets is to use them for care in LTC and then transition into Medicaid. All my Mom had was her home, SS and sm pension. She was in an AL and down to 20k. I started the application in April, placed Mom May 1st, she paid May and June which spent down her money. In June I called her caseworker to verify Mom was spent down and he had received all info needed. Her Medicaid started July 1st. NJ only gives you 90 days from application to complete everything. Spend down, info provided and a place picked out.
I did have an Elder Lawyer because of Moms house. It was in bad condition and getting worse as it sat there. He was hired mainly to negotiate with Medicaid if I could not get Market Value. His retainer was 5k. He was there when I had my appt with the caseworker. The caseworker filled out the application on his computer. I supplied all the info needed. The lawyer did help me with getting Mom placed but again, I did all the foot work. I did not think it was all that bad.
Please try to explain more about your parent's financial situation. If there are no property holdings and limited assets, it doesn't cost anything to get Medicaid approval. You don't have to pay for an attorney. If however parent owns property and has significant savings accounts or insurance policies, it is well worth it to pay an attorney to guide you through the process. Parent will have to spend down assets anyway for Medicaid approval, so hiring the attorney will be part of that. You yourself should not be spending 1 cent of your own money, I hope you are not doing that. Try to explain what trouble you are having, and we will help.
Do you have POA ……we just went the process with our aunt and did not have any POAs which made things a bit more difficult. After a lot of going back and forth and a lot of paperwork 10 months to be exact it finally got approved
If it is forms and such you are having problems with I wonder if getting a few sessions with a Licensed Social Worker in private counseling practice might not be of more help and much less cost than an attorney.
We worked with a Medicaid professional. It wasn’t a lawyer, it was someone who specialized in getting people approved and acted on the persons behalf. It cost $4,000 but was worth it
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
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APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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What are you doing to get Mom eligible for Medicaid? Does she have a home, if so that and a car are exempt assets while she is living. NJ asset limit is 2k. Thats all she can have. I would get a list of assets that are exempt but it comes down to she needs to spend what she has to receive medicaid. Her monthly income, SS and pension cannot exceed $2523. Nj does allow for Miller Trust. Any overage will be deposited there. A lawyer is needed to set one up.
If she has an insurance policy that has cash value, it will need to be cashed in. Medicaid allows for prepaid funerals.
The easiest way to spend down assets is to use them for care in LTC and then transition into Medicaid. All my Mom had was her home, SS and sm pension. She was in an AL and down to 20k. I started the application in April, placed Mom May 1st, she paid May and June which spent down her money. In June I called her caseworker to verify Mom was spent down and he had received all info needed. Her Medicaid started July 1st. NJ only gives you 90 days from application to complete everything. Spend down, info provided and a place picked out.
I did have an Elder Lawyer because of Moms house. It was in bad condition and getting worse as it sat there. He was hired mainly to negotiate with Medicaid if I could not get Market Value. His retainer was 5k. He was there when I had my appt with the caseworker. The caseworker filled out the application on his computer. I supplied all the info needed. The lawyer did help me with getting Mom placed but again, I did all the foot work. I did not think it was all that bad.