Selling an appreciated asset or cashing-in/drawing down an IRA or an annuity are often necessary in a Medicaid context. An individual or couple looking at nursing placement may have no choice. It may be necessary to get the person going to the nursing home under $2,000 of … Continue Reading
It is that time of year. Those of you who are receiving Social Security benefits in 2022 should have received an annual COLA notice sometime during December (unless you have opted out of mailed notices – more on that below). A typical statement is shown on the left.
PLEASE … Continue Reading
A client of mine was in a terrible auto accident the other day. He is paralyzed from the neck down and cannot speak. He is going to be discharged from the hospital in the next week or so to a nursing facility – likely for the rest of his life.
His wife has no idea what to do … Continue Reading
Robert A. Mason named to Super Lawyers
ASHEBORO, NC — Jan. 21, 2022: Thomson Reuters, publishers of Super Lawyers magazines, announced that Asheboro and Charlotte, NC, elder law and special needs law attorney Robert A. Mason has been named to the 2022 edition of North Carolina … Continue Reading
Medicaid in an Assisted Living Facility? Think again!
You’ve been looking at assisted living facilities for Mom, who simply can’t be left home alone anymore and who cannot afford round the clock in-home care.
The admissions people at the assisted living facility have asked. … Continue Reading