The Right Time to Create a Miller Trust

Everyone who comes to TexasTitle19.com to solve their Texas Nursing Home Medicaid eligibility issues is well aware that if a Texas Medicaid applicant receives more than $2,022 (for year 2011) in a month that person is not eligible in any way, shape, or form for Texas Nursing Home Medicaid unless they create a Miller Trust. So if you know you need a Texas Miller Trust in order to be eligible for Medicaid, then when is the time to begin the process and get everything setup?

For the people that I work with I recommend having the Texas Miller Trust signed and the bank account opened at least a month before you need Medicaid benefits to begin. Why? The reason is simple, if the income for any given month is not properly coordinated with the Texas Miller Trust then you can lose an entire month of Medicaid eligibility which could leave your family with a bill of a few thousand dollars in nursing home costs. When you have the Miller Trust prepared the month before you need Medicaid benefits to begin then I can guide you through the steps you need to take with the Miller Trust so your loved one is no longer over the income eligibility limit and Medicaid benefits can begin.

If you wait until after the Medicaid application is submitted, it may already be too late to use the Miller Trust to establish income eligibility for the month of application. Once the income for the month has been received and spent without a Miller Trust it cannot be undone.

Don’t make a costly mistake. Speak with a Texas Medicaid Attorney at (832) 592-7913 if your loved one needs Medicaid benefits to pay for nursing home care.