Will Medi-Cal Count Dad’s Assets Even Though They Cannot Be Accessed Due To His Dementia?

Q. Our father is 90 years old and is being cared for in a nursing home, which costs about $10,500 per month. We need to apply for a Medi-Cal subsidy to help with the cost, but Dad has an old insurance policy with accumulated cash value which puts him over the $2,000 Medi-Cal resource ceiling… Read More »

Setting The Incapacity ‘Trigger’ in Your POA & Trust: Two Doctors or One?

Q. I am in my late 80’s and am updating my estate plan. I find I have an important decision to make:  in my Power of Attorney (“POA”) and my Trust, if I ever lose mental capacity should I require the opinion of two doctors, or just one, to certify my incapacity before duties transfer… Read More »