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A Miller Trust is created by the Texas Medicaid Applicant and the person they choose as Trustee signing the Texas Miller Trust document. In some cases this is easily accomplished, but in other cases where the Medicaid Applicant may not be able to sign the document because of a progressive condition like Alzheimer’s or other…
It happens everyday. A parent unexpectedly needs nursing home care and in the rush to try to protect assets people complete transactions with those assets. Without the guidance of an experienced and skilled Houston Medicaid attorney an innocent transaction can lead to disaster. One common situation I come across while helping families all across Texas…
It’s the beginning of the month and hopefully you are not one of the too many families out there that wrote another check to the nursing home for anywhere between $3,500 – $6,000 (or more) for another month of nursing home care for a spouse or loved one with no end in sight. If that…
It is more important than ever for you to make sure your spouse’s or loved one’s Medicaid application is prepared and handled properly. This is because the HHSC (Health and Human Services Commission) which is responsible for approving or denying every Texas Medicaid application is transitioning to a new procedure under TIERS (Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System). Under…
The Health and Human Services Commission recently completed their annual determination of the average cost of nursing home care in Texas. The new daily rate they found is $142.92 while the previous daily rate was $130.88. This is an increase of over 9% in one year. For one year, the average cost of a nursing…