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    Tucson Emergency Medicaid & Nursing Home Planning

    Qualifying for Medicaid and Transitioning Your Loved One to a Nursing Home

    The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home is often accompanied by an incredible amount of anxiety and stress. Whether the need for long-term care is brought on by a sudden accident or by a long-term, progressive illness, this is likely an unhappy time for both the person entering the nursing home, the caregiver and everyone else helping with the transition.

    Besides the upheaval involved in moving, there is also the stress of figuring out how to pay for nursing home bills that can total thousands of dollars each month. During this time of grief and stress, it’s easy to do nothing and avoid it altogether, assuming it has to come out of your own or your loved one’s savings. However, it is critical to make good financial choices during this period, because these decisions can have far-reaching consequences. Fortunately, there are options for alleviating the burden, and our office is available to guide you through this unfamiliar process.

    Don’t Go Broke Paying For Nursing Home Care

    Few people can afford to pay the full cost of a long-term care. So, how do you cover the cost…and who exactly is responsible for the nursing home bills? Here are your options.

    Be sure to contact our office as soon as possible, the earlier you start planning the more you can preserve!

    You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

    Our experienced attorneys can guide you through the entire process and be your family’s trusted advocate, helping your loved one find the right nursing home, get the very best care there, and pay for it all without going broke. But timing is everything, so don’t delay in taking the first step.

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    A person authorized to act on behalf of another person, the “principal.”

    Appraiser:

    Determines the value of hard to value assets - such as a business, real estate, or various types of collections - for tax purposes, as well as to assist the trustee in establishing values for distributions.

    Beneficiary:

    A person entitled to receive benefits from the trust. The trust's assets may be distributed outright to the beneficiary, or they may continue to be held in trust for the beneficiary.

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    The deceased person.

    Estate Planning Attorney:

    The point-person for the trust administration, assisting the trustee with the inventorying of assets, preparation of estate tax (Form 706) and other tax returns, making of tax elections, and distribution of trust assets as provided under the trust document. Often, the estate attorney coordinates the interaction of other professionals needed for the trust administration.

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    Transferring ownership of property to a trust.

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    Each state has their own set of laws dealing with the procedure to be followed when an individual dies without a Will.

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    Assists the trustee or estate planning attorney in obtaining death benefits that may be payable to a beneficiary or the trust itself.

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    One or more persons associated in a limited partnership, having no personal liability for the debts of the partnership beyond his or her partnership investment, and having no direct control over operations of the limited partnership.

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    Most people typically think of "probate" as something that happens after you die. However, court proceedings can also occur while you are alive and is referred to as a "living probate." A living probate can arise if you become mentally or physically disabled. A living probate is often referred to as either a "guardianship" or "conservatorship." A guardian is someone appointed by the Court to look after the incapacitated person. A conservator is someone appointed by the Court to look after the assets of an incapacitated person.

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    A person who has appointed another person, his or her “agent,” to act on his or her behalf.

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    The legal process which transfers legal title from the decedent to the appropriate recipient of the property. This process is necessary when someone dies with a will or no estate plan in place.

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    If the trust was a joint trust and the death was the first one for the couple, the surviving spouse is known as the surviving trustor. If the surviving spouse continues in his or her role as manager of the trust, then her or she also acts as the surviving trustee. In some situations, a co-trustee is appointed to act with the surviving spouse, or a third party takes over as trustee after the death of the first spouse.

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    The person who manages assets owned by a trust under the terms of the trust.

    Trustor:

    The creator of a trust.

    Trust Administration:

    The process of following a trust's instructions after the death of the grantor. For example, a trust may provide for funding of subtrusts.

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