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Assisted Living

06 Dec

Posted at 06:00h in Assisted Living, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Social Security

Although not officially released, projections for the 2017 Protected Resource Amount (“PRA”) dollar figures can now be estimated in light of the cost of living adjustment recently made. These figures are used to determine how much can be protected when one spouse is in a...

14 Jul

Posted at 09:13h in Asset Protection, Assisted Living, Charitable Giving, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Veterans

As previously reported in the Texas Elder Law E-letter, it is anticipated the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be changing its regulations making it more difficult for veterans or the surviving spouse of a veteran who served in wartime from obtaining benefits particularly when...

28 Jan

Posted at 09:18h in Asset Protection, Assisted Living, Disability Benefits, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Social Security, Taxes, Trusts, Veterans

On January 8, 2016, the “Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2016” was introduced allegedly to protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from “dishonest,...

21 Jan

Posted at 10:12h in Assisted Living, Elder Justice, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home

At the present time, most nursing homes require residents or their “responsible party” to sign a nursing home admission agreement which binds the resident to arbitration instead of giving them the right to sue the facility if the facility is either negligent or is in...

13 Feb

Posted at 06:00h in Assisted Living, End of Life Care Planning, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Trusts, Veterans

The Veteran’s Administration has proposed new rules for eligibility for VA pensions and the Aid and Attendance benefit which are often used by wartime Veterans or their surviving spouses to help pay for the cost of care such as assisted living facilities and nursing homes....

28 Jan

Posted at 21:54h in Assisted Living, Disability Benefits, Divorce, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Trusts, Veterans

Veterans who served during wartime (not dishonorably discharged), or the surviving spouse of the wartime veteran, will be getting a slight increase (considered a pension) to be used for care at home, assisted living facilities or in a nursing home from the Department of Veterans...

01 Aug

Posted at 15:36h in Assisted Living, Long Term Care, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home

  The Texas Department of Insurance (which regulates increases in insurance premiums) has permitted Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (”Allianz”)  to raise its long-term care insurance premiums by 75% to existing policyholders according to an article on July 25 written by Dave Lieber (the...

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