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[quote=Anonymous]1. People who say lawyers are a “waste” when dealing with Medicaid/asset issues don’t know what they’re talking about. Medicaid/asset/spend down issues are complex and not for amateurs or dabblers.

2. Ditto people who say Medicaid “can take” things. Medicaid doesn’t “take” anything (during life; afterward they may levy on a lien). They simply deny otherwise-qualified for  until those benefits offset whatever assets they decide were misappropriated.

3. Ditto people who talk about Medicare when what is at issue is Medicaid.

Check the website for the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), where specialists are listed. If you worry about the fees, shop around and get quotes up front.

Commingling of your mother’s assets and yours (whether in actuality or merely on paper) may be a complicating factor, as PP’s have observed.

What you have done is commendable, but you may not be able to continue it. While learning about what level of in home care might be available via any benefits your mother is entitled to you need to start facility shopping.

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