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…
AARP says Michigan is placing to many seniors in nursing homes
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.
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Consider consulting a lawyer who specializes in elder care to find out what the current laws are where your loved one needing long-term care lives—and how the rules are changing.
In Michigan, we have a new health-care option to help Michigan seniors and elders live at home longer, rather than live in a nursing home. PACE provides community-based services for seniors who are “dual-eligible” for both Medicare and Medicaid. It supplements an adult day-care setting with in-home and referral services, with the hope that it…
As a Michigan elder law attorney I stay abreast of changes to the policy manual that controls Michigan Medicaid. DHS has updated the proposed bridges manual which means some of the rules regarding Michigan Medicaid will be changing effective April 1, 2012. Some of the proposed changes have to do with Arm’s Length Transactions, Fair…
As a Michigan Medicaid lawyer, I stay abreast of what our law makers are up to in Lansing. The Michigan governement has been busy working on a new way to fund Medicaid. Medicaid is a governmental health insurance that is used by almost 20% of Michigan’s resideents. That is about 2 million people including children,…