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Come out to the Marks Street Senior Center on February 23rd at 6:00pm to hear Heather C. Kirson, Esq. and Patti Fuller, Esq., B.C.S. speak on topics such as Medicaid Planning, VA benefits and Estate Planning. If you or someone you know is having to face the issue of how to pay for long-term care, this could be the perfect opportunity to learn how you can get help to pay for it! This is a free event and is open to the public. Please call (407) 422-3017 for more information.

VITAS offers monthly continuing education presentations. Earn CE credits and learn about end-of-life care one Tuesday a month at the Maitland office of VITAS Innovative Hospice Care. All classes are free and begin at 6 pm. A light diner will be provided courtesy of VITAS. Seating is limited. Register by contacting Stephanie Demos, 407-691-4536, no later than the Friday prior to the class. VITAS is located at 2201 Lucien Way, Suite 100, Maitland, FL 32751. February’s class: Feb 7th, End-Stage Heart Disease

Come out to the Marks Street Senior Center on January 26th at 4:00pm to hear Heather C. Kirson, Esq. and Patti Fuller, Esq., B.C.S. speak on topics such as Medicaid Planning, VA benefits and Estate Planning. If you or someone you know is having to face the issue of how to pay for long-term care, this could be the perfect opportunity to learn how you can get help to pay for it! This is a free event and is open to the public. Please call (407) 422-3017 for more information.

Did you know: Some of the positives to having a Living Will in place are: 1. Provide guidence to doctors and loved ones on how you want to be cared for; 2. Speaks for you in case you can’t speak for yourself 3. Can reduce confusion or disagreements on how to care for you 4. Can save precious time and money 5. Provides peace of mind 6. Can avoid court proceedings

Some of the myths of Long Term Care and Medicaid Planning are: 1. The State Medicaid Office will help you protect some of your assets 2. You should wait tuntil you are incapacitated or need nursing home care 3. It’s too late to protect some of your assets once you apply for Medicaid 4. You have to be broke to qualify for Medicaid

Did you know: Some of the positives to Long Term Care and Medicaid Planning are: 1. Peace of mind 2. Still provide for the other spouse 3. You don’t have to “spend down” all of your life savings to qualify 4. Long Term Care can be planned for 5. You can still leave something to your children and qualify for Medicaid

Come out to the Winter Park Community Center on January 12th at 4:00pm to hear Heather C. Kirson, Esq. and Patti Fuller, Esq., B.C.S. speak on topics such as Medicaid Planning, VA benefits and Estate Planning. If you or someone you know is having to face the issue of how to pay for long-term care, this could be the perfect opportunity to learn how you can get help to pay for it! This is a free event and is open to the public. Please call (407) 422-3017 for more information.

Medicaid eligibility is far more complicated than what most anticipate. Unfortunately, no public education system exists to provide advice on how to qualify at the earliest time possible with the maximum savings of assets. Contacting an elder law attorneys can help with this.

Medicaid does pay for long term care for those who qualify. These benefits are not just for the poor, but for those who meet specific eligibility requirements.

Limited resources or spousal impoverishment prevents private pay.