Topics: MassHealth planning, long-term care planning, MassHealth
Topics: MassHealth planning, special needs planning, MassHealth
Topics: MassHealth planning
Topics: MassHealth planning, nursing homes
Topics: MassHealth planning, nursing homes
Topics: MassHealth planning, MassHealth
Topics: MassHealth planning, long-term care planning, dementia
My new client was recently widowed. She is healthy, living on her own in the house she shared with her husband for many decades. She is comfortable financially with significant savings in addition to the home, but by no means wealthy. Her four children all have families of their own and they and their spouses have good jobs, so they don't need her financial support.
I met with her and her son. They asked whether the mom should put her home, and perhaps some of her savings, into an irrevocable trust in order to protect them in the event she needs long-term care. She also expressed her steadfast wish to stay at home.
Topics: MassHealth planning, long-term care planning, MassHealth, asset protection, Estate Planning
The short answer to this question is, yes. In addition to providing assistance with the cost of nursing home care, MassHealth provides some assistance with the cost of care at home or otherwise referred to as "in the community." However, the assistance is supplemental as opposed to the comprehensive coverage for nursing home care and there are a variety of different programs available, so you will need to the choose the one that best fits your parents’ needs. A few of the programs available are the Personal Care Attendant, Adult Foster Care, and Community Choices.
Topics: MassHealth planning, special needs planning, MassHealth
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