Blog Home Recent Posts in the Newsletter Category What to Do If You Are Appointed Guardian of an Older Adult Mar 17, 2021 Being appointed guardian of a loved one is a serious responsibility. As guardian, you are in charge of your loved one's well-being and you have a duty ... Posted By Rainey & Rainey, Attorneys at Law, LP Continue Reading Five Reasons to Have a Will Mar 10, 2021 Your will is a legally-binding statement directing who will receive your property at your death. It also appoints a legal representative to carry out ... Posted By Rainey & Rainey, Attorneys at Law, LP Continue Reading Medicaid's Power to Recoup Benefits Paid: Estate Recovery and Liens Mar 3, 2021 Federal law requires the state to attempt to recover the long-term care benefits from a Medicaid recipient's estate after the recipient's death. If ... Posted By Rainey & Rainey, Attorneys at Law, LP Continue Reading The Ins and Outs of Guardianship and Conservatorship Feb 17, 2021 Every adult is assumed to be capable of making his or her own decisions unless a court determines otherwise. If an adult becomes incapable of making ... Posted By Rainey & Rainey, Attorneys at Law, LP Continue Reading What To Do With Your Stimulus Check if You Are in a Nursing Home Feb 10, 2021 As the second round of stimulus checks go out, it is important to know that nursing home residents are not required to turn their checks over to their ... Posted By Rainey & Rainey, Attorneys at Law, LP Continue Reading Annual Long-Term Care Survey Finds Steep Rise in Assisted Living Facility Costs Amid Pandemic Feb 3, 2021 All long-term care costs rose sharply in 2020, but assisted living facility costs increased the most, according to Genworth’s latest annual Cost of ... Posted By Rainey & Rainey, Attorneys at Law, LP Continue Reading Put Caregiving Arrangements in Writing, Lawyers Advise Jan 27, 2021 When one family member becomes a caregiver for another, it's important to put in writing the terms of the arrangement, according to elder law ... Posted By Rainey & Rainey, Attorneys at Law, LP Continue Reading Annuities and Medicaid Planning Jan 20, 2021 In some circumstances, immediate annuities can be ideal Medicaid planning tools for spouses of nursing home residents. Careful planning is needed to ... Posted By Rainey & Rainey, Attorneys at Law, LP Continue Reading Page of 1