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Resources
- 20 Michigan Medicaid Myths
- Article Directory
- Can I Be Paid for Helping My Parents? – Michigan Medicaid BEM 405
- Does Medicaid Penalize Birthday Gifts? Can a parent help an adult child?
- Does Medicaid Take My House?
- Does Michigan Medicaid allow a child to be paid for taking care of a parent?
- Estate planning? Your Estate Plan May be Incomplete
- Facing Long Term Care? Avoid the 7 Common Mistakes
- FAQ: Durable Power of Attorney
- FAQ: Healthcare Power of Attorney
- FAQ: Michigan Medicaid for the Single Nursing Home Applicant
- Good Care in a Nursing Home, Our Patient Advocate Guide
- Handy Income and Asset Worksheet
- Here are the 7 Steps to make your Long Term Care Plan
- How Much Does a Lawyer Charge to Handle a Nursing Home Medicaid Application?
- Medicaid Asset Allowances and Protections for the Michigan Medicaid “Community Spouse”
- Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts: Right for You? Maybe and Maybe Not.
- Medicaid For Married Couples
- Medicaid for Single Applicants
- Medicaid Planning in 2026
- Medicaid Spend Down: What You Can And Cannot Do To Be Eligible For Medicaid.
- Michigan Alternatives to Nursing Home Care: Medicaid Waiver & PACE
- Michigan Medicaid and Nursing Home Services
- Michigan Medicaid Estate Recovery
- Ten Rules for a Successful Medicaid Application in Michigan
- The Five Most Common Mistakes an Elder Law Attorney Sees
- What are the Michigan Medicaid Eligibility Guidelines?
- Who is Jim Schuster, CELA?
Elder Law – In the News
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The Effect of the Huge federal Medicaid cuts to Michigan Medicaid programs
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There’s Something Wrong Here – Seniors Get Less Help Every Year & Nobody Cares
I have started a new series of posts about problems with our programs for needy… -
Why a Childless Senior/Couple Should Have a Trust.
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Medicare: Open Enrollment and Special Enrollment Period
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Should I sign the nursing home agreement? And, what is a “responsible party”?
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What is a Medicaid Nursing Home? Should I avoid one?
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What is Michigan Medicaid Spend Down?
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The Paradox of Aging. Elder Parent and Children fight: for the Parent’s Independence
This post is the first part of a series on the children of aging parents:…
