Expertise I am an attorney, licensed to practice in AL and FL. Our firm handles elder law exclusively, including issues surrounding the financial and legal matters that will come up in a nursing home, or possible nursing home situation, including many of the questions offered here. I cannot offer legal advice except to residents of Alabama and Florida. The answers will be based on federal law and contain a disclaimer.
Experience Fifteen years of practicing law, our firm has sixty years of collective experience in this area.
Organizations Alabama State Bar, Florida State Bar
Education/Credentials J.D. 1993, Cumberland School of Law, Samford Univ., Birmingham, AL
B.S. 1990, Business Administration, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Q: my mother is in a medicaid nursing home. In the beginning they were not taking her social security ... A: You need to contact an elder law attorney as soon as possible. Depending upon your state's rules, by ...
Q: My daughter and her husband Jeff are living in his father's house in Alabama. Jeff's father has ... A: Bill, Jeff and your daughter have to pay at least the tax assessor's fair market value for the home, ...
Q: Is it legal for a Nursing Home to refuse admittance based on the excuse: "can't meet patient's ... A: Lee, the ombudsman has the force of law behind them so the nursing home must respond. If you have ...
Q: Is it legal for a Nursing Home to refuse admittance based on the excuse: "can't meet patient's ... A: Lee, the nursing home must respect any health privacy laws but, that being said, they must inform ...
Q: I am taking care of my grandma now. She gave me and my brother the condo and we are trying to sell ... A: Tony, yes, its true. You must wait 5 years from the date that the deed was recorded if the ...
Q: As a legal executer for my mother who is currently in a nursing home We are spending down her assets ... A: William, no. The federal law, pursuant to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (effective 2/8/06) ...
Q: MOTHER HAS NO ASSETS ,SMALL BANK ACCOUNT, LIVES WITH VARIOUS RELATIVES,SON . MEDICARE ELIGIBLE.CAN ... A: Don, there is no copay for the first 20 days on Medicare (different if she's on a different plan and ...
Q: MOTHER HAS NO ASSETS ,SMALL BANK ACCOUNT, LIVES WITH VARIOUS RELATIVES,SON . MEDICARE ELIGIBLE.CAN ... A: Don, she will qualify for Medicaid typically only if her income is below 80% of the poverty level or ...
Q: In Florida, must a nursing home resident "qualify" for Medicaid each year, submitting info re ... A: Sheldon, the answer is yes but not to "qualify" per se, just to review to ensure you continue to ...
Q: My mother has Dementia and my father is terminally ill. She is going to have to go into a nursing ... A: Rose, you cannot apply for nursing home Medicaid until she is in a nursing home. If your father ...
Q: My father, age 91, is in poor health and currently in a rehab in Fl. My mother, age 87,is in fairly ... A: Rose, your father qualifies for nursing home Medicaid and, depending upon where in Florida they ...
Q: I am seeking home care for my parents in Colorado and question some of the terms of the home care ... A: Mr. Cochran, it is extremely common for these very broad releases that release the company even from ...
Q: My 92 year old grandmother who has lived alone just had a major stroke and will have to go into a ... A: Dave, Medicaid will consider the funds in the account as your Grandmother's entirely, if I ...
Q: My mother who is 84,retired and now living in an assisted living facility has no more resources. We ... A: Mr. Bass: I am sorry to hear of the problem you and your family are facing, and its been a problem ...
