Medicaid and Veterans’ Benefits: Important Documents to Save
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Medicaid and Veterans’ Benefits: Important Documents to Save

Public Benefits

Medicaid and Veterans’ Benefits: Important Documents to Save

Throughout my years of document gathering for Medicaid and Veterans' benefits applications, most of my clients exclaim at some point, “why didn’t anyone ever tell me I needed to keep this stuff?” With the never-ending pile of junk mail gathering, it can be tough to separate the “keep” and “trash” piles when considering what you may someday need down the road for Medicaid and Veterans' benefits. Below, I have listed the most common items that people wish they had held onto: Social Security card Medicare card Passport (current or expired) Photo ID (current or expired) Birth certificate Marriage certificate Spouse’s [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-03-08T12:26:46-05:00June 9, 2021|

Medicaid Crisis Planning: Paying for Long-Term Care
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Medicaid Crisis Planning: Paying for Long-Term Care

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Medicaid Crisis Planning: Paying for Long-Term Care

Medicaid crisis planning is a crucial step in preparing for the future and taming the unexpected. And as with the case of Marie, a client I was happy to assist, Medicaid crisis planning helped turn an unexpected situation into the best possible outcome for her and her husband. $300,500.00 was most of Marie’s life savings. When she remarried while in her late 60s, it did not matter that her new husband had scant funds. Marie was happily working, and her new husband, Charlie, could help with the bills using his significant pension. No more than 10 years after their marriage, [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-03-08T12:28:06-05:00June 3, 2021|

Veterans: Honoring Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
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Veterans: Honoring Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

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Veterans: Honoring Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

At Rothkoff Law Group, we honor our veterans in our hearts every day and acknowledge the true significance of holidays like Memorial Day. Like many Philadelphia natives, my dad’s parents retired to the Jersey shore. Although my grandfather passed away when I was just an infant, I had the opportunity to spend every summer with my grandmother in Sea Isle City. Memorial Day weekend always marked the unofficial start of the summer season. It is important to remember why we celebrate Memorial Day. Unlike Veteran’s Day that remembers all who have served our country, Memorial Day is to remember those [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-03-08T12:28:18-05:00May 27, 2021|

“Shared Living” – Older Parents Living with their Adult Children
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“Shared Living” – Older Parents Living with their Adult Children

Aging, Caregiver

“Shared Living” – Older Parents Living with their Adult Children

“Shared Living” is a term that can refer to parents moving in with their adult children. This type of shared living has become more common in recent years for many reasons. Parents may move into their adult children’s homes because of financial or medical reasons, as well as to simply strengthen family bonds. The Covid-19 pandemic has also spurred an increase in shared living as families have been concerned about the high incidence of infections of Covid-19 in nursing homes and other senior living alternatives. Recently, a friend and his siblings worked together to assist their mother in her move [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-03-08T12:29:04-05:00April 22, 2021|

Where is My Third Stimulus Check?: Possible Problems
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Where is My Third Stimulus Check?: Possible Problems

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Where is My Third Stimulus Check?: Possible Problems

As your friends and family receive their third stimulus checks, you may have grown increasingly worried about the status of your own economic impact payment. Due to some changes in check distribution this time around, your third economic impact payment may still be coming. Additionally, the IRS is no longer providing assistance via phone, as they did for the first stimulus payments, instead encouraging those eligible to check the status of their payment through the IRS's payment tracker tool, which you can access by clicking here. If your payment has been delayed, the most common reasons are outlined below. Where [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-03-08T12:29:42-05:00April 8, 2021|

Rothkoff Quarterly: Spring 2021
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Rothkoff Quarterly: Spring 2021

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Rothkoff Quarterly: Spring 2021

In the Spring 2021 edition of the Rothkoff Quarterly Newsletter we cover: The Struggle for a National Agenda on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia, Rothkoff Law Group 2021 Virtual Elder Care Symposium, Expanded Skilled Nursing Facility Medicare Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic, and an Update on Rothkoff Law Group's Status.

Rothkoff Law Group2025-03-31T08:43:24-04:00April 6, 2021|

How the $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill Impacts Seniors, Health Care
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How the $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill Impacts Seniors, Health Care

Law Update, Public Benefits

How the $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill Impacts Seniors, Health Care

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, commonly known as the COVID Relief Bill, became law on March 11, 2021. The law includes the widely publicized $1,400.00 stimulus checks and expanding vaccine distribution, in addition to increasing access to health insurance, funding for the long-term care community, and continued support for the Elder Justice and Older Americans Acts. For those on Medicaid, the the COVID Relief Bill stimulus check is not income or a resource for Medicaid purposes. The funds may be gifted penalty-free for the first 12 months. After 12 months, it is considered a resource impacting Medicaid eligibility. [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-03-08T12:31:06-05:00March 25, 2021|

Unsupported Elders and Advocacy Services
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Unsupported Elders and Advocacy Services

Aging, Assisted Living

Unsupported Elders and Advocacy Services

Prior to starting my job as the Rothkoff Law Group Pennsylvania Client Services Director, where I work with many clients, including unsupported elders, I had plenty of experience in senior care, but I did not have any experience in the legal field. I was under the assumption that you meet with an elder care law attorney to have your will and powers of attorney prepared. I quickly realized that this could not be further from the truth. Outside of knowing my title, quite honestly, I was unaware of what my daily routine would be and what role I would play [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2021-11-09T16:52:52-05:00March 11, 2021|

Addressing the Needs of an Elderly Parent and Her Special Needs Adult Child
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Addressing the Needs of an Elderly Parent and Her Special Needs Adult Child

Aging, Assisted Living, Caregiver

Addressing the Needs of an Elderly Parent and Her Special Needs Adult Child

Mary’s mother and sister needed help. Lots of it. The sister, Violet, is developmentally disabled and needs 24-hour care. Janice, their mother, was Violet’s sole caregiver for over 50 years. Mary knew that Janice was becoming increasingly confused, but it seemed like she was still taking great care of Violet. Then, Janice and Violet went for a long walk that ended with them wandering into a local nursing home and Janice asking if they could move in. Alarmed, a manager at the facility called for help. Janice was admitted to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, and Janice was placed [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2021-11-09T18:49:23-05:00February 18, 2021|

Elder Law Planning: More Than Just Medicaid
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Elder Law Planning: More Than Just Medicaid

Aging, Estate Planning

Elder Law Planning: More Than Just Medicaid

When it comes to elder law planning, and when I meet with clients, the focus tends to be heavily centered on finances. When retirement accounts are dwindling due to a spouse’s high nursing home bill or a parent’s complex financial management style has left an adult child overwhelmed and confused, it is easy to become focused on Medicaid as the magic solution. However, Medicaid is just one piece of a much larger puzzle. A few years ago, I worked with the sister caregiver of a client who required long-term care. Due to the brother’s medical diagnoses and young age, his [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-03-08T12:31:59-05:00February 15, 2021|

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