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As you age and start to consider what lies ahead for yourself, your elderly parents, or any other members of the older generation, one crucial consideration should be the potential need for an elder law lawyer. The elder law lawyers at White & Jocham provide invaluable expertise around nursing care eligibility qualification programs like Medicaid/Medicare, estate planning needs, and much more – all areas integral to securing finances during retirement years.

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Elder Law

Long-term care is expensive. Most families do not have the means to pay for an extended stay in a private nursing home, so they rely on Medicaid assistance to subsidize some of the cost. Without proper legal advice, this results in either (a) depleting the family estate to pay for nursing care to qualify for Medicaid or (b) unlawfully transferring property to family members, resulting in disqualification for Medicaid. White & Jocham can help retirees or their adult children address all legal issues associated with aging, infirmity, and nursing home care, including, but not limited to:

  • Nursing home planning
  • Medicaid eligibility planning
  • Annual gifting allowances
  • Transferring property to a spouse or heir
  • Wills, trusts, and powers of attorney
  • Special needs trusts for a disabled child or disabled adult
  • Guardianship proceedings to intervene on behalf of an incompetent adult
  • Assisting in obtaining veterans benefits through the Veterans’ Administration (VA)

Elder Law

Elder law covers all legal needs relating to protecting the elderly and their assets, as well as planning for retirement, matters relating to health, and long-term care. Things like creating a will and durable power of attorney can be particularly essential for the elderly, and an attorney can help.

Nursing Home

When we put a loved one in a nursing home, we trust that facility to care for them as we would ourselves. When this trust is abused, it can result in serious harm to those we love. A nursing home attorney can help our loved ones hold the nursing home that has failed to care for them accountable.

Medicaid

Medicaid benefits are essential for many qualifying individuals, but those who need them are often denied coverage. A Medicaid attorney can help you get the benefits to which you are legally entitled by guiding you through the process, including appealing any denials.

Retirement Planning

Retirement is something that many people look forward to, but without the planning in place, it may not be what they were envisioning. A carefree retirement requires extensive planning early on, and a retirement planning attorney can help ensure that you have everything in place financially.

Asset Protection Planning

There are many reasons that a person may need to protect their assets, from creditor claims and lawsuits to bankruptcy proceedings and other forms of liability. If you are in one of these situations or maybe, an asset protection attorney can help you to maximize and protect your existing assets.

Veterans Benefits

While veterans served a critical role in defending our nation, the government often drops the ball when it comes to taking care of them. It can be difficult to get benefits from the VA. Working with an attorney to prepare your claim or your appeal before you submit it can make all the difference.

Elder Care

At a certain point, most elderly individuals are no longer able to live on their own and care for themselves. Family members are then faced with a complicated and difficult decision about where they are best suited to stay and how they will afford it. An elder care lawyer can help with this.

Senior Citizens

Senior citizens have many unique legal needs, ranging from assistance getting Medicaid, Social Security coverage, and other government benefits, to long-term care planning, creating a will, and other estate planning issues. Whatever your legal needs, a senior citizen attorney can help.
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Advanced Medical Directive

Most people give very little thought to the fact that we make our own decisions about our health every time we visit the doctor. An advance medical directive specifies medical directives to your physician or other healthcare professionals of what treatment or measures you would approve and not approve should you become incapacitated.

White & Jocham will help you prepare directives to appoint a person to be your health care representative, ensure your wishes about organ and tissue donation are known, help with powers of attorney for both health care and finances and help with living wills and other directives that provide direction to your medical care team and your family regarding your wishes.

“If you are in need of an elder care attorney - give this place a call. They helped me and my family greatly. As my Mother was being treated at the hospital, I started my discussions with White & Jocham to get my mother qualified on Medicaid, as I knew she was headed to a long term care facility. They helped me navigate keeping my mother's home, conducted onsite interviews with the medicaid office, and was responsive by email.”

-Charles H.

Whether you are a new or existing client, Contact our team for elder law legal guidance today.