Category Archives: Health Care

The Developing Problem of Dual Certified Medicaid Medicare Beds in Michigan

Us Michigan elder law attorneys talk. One of the growing trends that we are seeing is that Michigan nursing homes with dual certified beds are reserving those for Medicare patients only.  Michigan can only push the use of a dually-certified bed for a Medicaid resident if the circumstance arises from a current resident transitioning from…

Your Typical Living Trust Based Estate Plan Will Fail You…

Long-term care costs are typically not planned for in your typical estate planning documents. A Michigan elder law attorney should be consulted to ensure that your estate plan provides for more than just estate tax protection.

Insurance Company Ordered to Pay $34 Million to Senior with Nursing Home Bills

Insurance Company Ordered to Pay $34 Million to Senior with Nursing Home Bills

Medicare and Veterans Benefits; Do They Play Nice?

Michigan veterans benefits elder law attorney discusses VA Benefits and Mediare

Michigan LifeCare Planning | Geriatric Care Managers and Elder Law

Our elder law firm is one of the few VA accredited elder law firms in Michigan that routinly work with geriatric care managers in providing a comprehensive, holistic, lifecare plan for our Michigan clients.  Elder law is a difficult area of practice to pin down, but we explain it as if estate planning is what…

Get Smart and Alzheimer’s Disease

Get Smart with Alzheimer’s Disease

Estate Planning for Michigan Seniors Should be Done Before a Life-Changing Event

Seniors and baby boomers should be enjoying their golden years with loved ones and grandchildren, not worrying about end of life care.  But with many Michigan seniors and boomers not having updated estate plans or any long-term financial plans seniors are putting their assets and health at risk. We just wrapped up National Estate Planning…

Seniors will have lower costs for Medicare and the Affordable Care Act

As a Michigan Medicaid and Medicare lawyer, this is interesting… Nearly 1.3 million people with Medicare receiving discounts on prescription drugs; 18.9 million receiving preventive care Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that more seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare are seeing reduced costs for important health care — through…

How to Find a Michigan Nursing Home for Someone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia

As a Michigan elder law attorney, I often aid families in their search for Michigan nursing facilities and assisted living facilities that can assist seniors who are suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia.  One of the keys with any Michigan nursing home or assisted living selection, for an individual with Alzheimer’s or dementia, is to make…

Medicaid, Nursing Homes & Personal Liability

Michigan Medicaid attorney blogs on nursing homes, medicaid, and personal liability.