Medicaid Law’s Special Protections for Spouses


  Georgia nursing home Medicaid continues to confuse families and professionals. One of the most confusing aspects is how the rules apply to a nursing home resident that is married vs. single. Nursing home Medicaid laws are different for single individuals than for married individuals. In many ways, Medicaid laws are more generous for those…

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Georgia’s Personal Needs Allowance Increases to $70

  After years of a stagnant personal needs allowance (it was stuck at $50/month for many years), Georgia has made increases two years in a row. In 2018, Georgia increased the personal needs allowance to $65. This year, Georgia has increased the amount to $70. This new personal needs allowance went into effect on Monday,…

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Hiring a Professional to be Your POA

  For most aging adults, family members act as the health care and financial agents. Most of us have a spouse, adult child, sibling or other family member who is able and willing to be our agent(s). More and more frequently, however, we are hearing from elder orphans—or those who have no adult children, spouse…

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How Often Should You Update Your Documents?

  Your estate planning documents should be updated regularly. They are not meant for you to “set it and forget it.”  We recommend that everyone follow the following rule of thumb for updating their advance directives: Whenever there is a new decade, death, diagnosis, divorce, decline, or change in domicile, it’s time to update your…

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Has your Power of Attorney expired?

  At least once a week we hear from a family member who has been told that her dad’s power of attorney has expired. In an effort to protect an account holder’s assets, many financial institutions will refuse to accept a power of attorney. They fear fraud and exploitation, so they will often create artificial…

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Choosing the Best Agent for Your Power of Attorney

  Because a Power of Attorney enables your agent to act on your behalf for all financial matters, it is extremely important that you choose an agent that you trust.  Effectively, you are giving someone else the power to spend your money, sell your property, and take out new lines of credit in your name.…

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