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25 May Part Six: What is new in the Social Security Administration’s Approach to Special Needs Planning and Trusts?

Posted at 01:10h in Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trust

Retroactive Amendment of Trust - Nunc Pro Tunc - Not Likely to be Accepted by SSA. In reviewing an existing special needs trust, the Social Security Administration may determine that the trust fails to comply with one or more SSA rules and regulations. This may occur,...

14 May Part Five: What is new in the Social Security Administration’s Approach to Special Needs Trusts?

Posted at 02:41h in Medicaid, Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trust

"Savings Clauses" are of No Help Under the POMS. In drafting a special needs trust, many practitioners include a "null and void" or "savings" clause in the document. These clauses operate to cure defects in a trust and preserve the remaining trust provisions. They prevent...

04 Feb Part One: What’s New in the Social Security Administration’s Approach to Special Needs Trusts?

Posted at 18:07h in Elder Law, Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trust

Part One Establishing a Self-Settled Special Needs Trust Is Easier Said Than Done: A Two-Step Process Under the POMS, the resource counting provisions of Section 1613(e) do not apply to a trust: 1. Which contains the assets of a disabled individual under 65 years of age: 2. Which is established...

05 Dec How Can I Transition From A Nursing Home To An Assisted Living Facility or Back Home?

Posted at 11:04h in Healthcare, Medicaid Eligibility

Although most people move from their home or an assisted living facility (ALF) to a nursing home, in a minority of cases, the move happens in reverse. In those cases, when a person’s physical or mental functions improve, it is sometimes possible for a nursing...

12 Aug What You Need To Know About Post-Medicaid Eligibility

Posted at 03:59h in Elder Law, Medicaid, Medicaid Eligibility

Qualifying for Medicaid assistance to pay for skilled nursing home care or a waiver program, is unfortunately not the end of the process. The Department of Children and Families (DCF) has additional requirements which, if not met, will result in future disqualifications of the Medicaid...

12 Aug Gerontologists (Who Are Those Guys?)

Posted at 03:47h in Elder Law, Nursing Home

Gerontologists are health care professionals who specialize in working with the elderly. They provide services to individuals in nursing homes, senior centers, hospitals, and at home, as well as work with home health care agencies and other facilities. Some gerontologists are involved in research while others...

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25 May Part Six: What is new in the Social Security Administration’s Approach to Special Needs Planning and Trusts?

14 May Part Five: What is new in the Social Security Administration’s Approach to Special Needs Trusts?

04 Feb Part One: What’s New in the Social Security Administration’s Approach to Special Needs Trusts?

05 Dec How Can I Transition From A Nursing Home To An Assisted Living Facility or Back Home?

12 Aug What You Need To Know About Post-Medicaid Eligibility

12 Aug Gerontologists (Who Are Those Guys?)

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