Medicaid and Long Term Care Handbook: The Essential Guide to Using Medicaid and Public Benefits to Pay for Nursing Home Care - Paperback

by Sean W. Scott Esq (Author)

Don't let the cost of long term care wipe out a life's savings. This book will greatly increase your understanding of the financial catastrophe created by the cost of long term care and how to solve it. It will show you how Medicaid works and provide you insight on how and when to qualify for Medicaid benefits. The Long Term Care and Medicaid Handbook explains how use the Medicaid program to pay for care while still preserving a family's life savings. Contains sample strategies for eligibility in Florida do give you an idea of possible options. Include eligibility information and requirements for all 50 states. Please note that these requirements do change annually. Additional valuable information on how to choose a nursing home or assisted living facility is provided to help guide you through the when where and how of placement. Written in a easy to understand format by Sean W. Scott, Esq., elder law attorney, who has qualified thousands of clients for Medicaid benefits since 1990.

Author Biography

Sean W. Scott, Esq. maintains a law practice in both elder law and life care planning in the state of Florida. Since 1990 he has focused his practice on the legal needs of the senior community with particular attention to Medicaid law, asset protection, incapacity and estate planning. Mr. Scott integrates the law with life care planning principals to best serve the needs of the aging client. Mr. Scott has written numerous articles on the subject of elder law and is frequently requested as an expert commentator for the media including newspapers, radio, and television. He is a frequent speaker before groups of lawyers, accountants, health care professionals, social workers and the general public. The practice of elder law provides him with the opportunity to assist a segment of our population to avoid the financial ruin that can result from an extended stay in a nursing home. By helping a family in need, at a time when all seems lost, affords him the kind of personal and professional rewards few professions can match.