Monthly Archives: December 2023
What Is A New York Healthcare Proxy?
When a person is not in a place to make their own healthcare decisions, the law allows them to designate a person to make those decisions instead. New York and all other U.S. states allow a person to name a healthcare proxy, and invest them with the power to make those difficult choices. However,… Read More »
Will A Supplemental Needs Trust Affect Medicaid Eligibility?
A trust, in Westchester County, is a legal instrument that grants control over certain assets belonging to one person to a trustee, to use or distribute according to the owner’s instructions. A supplemental or “special” needs trust (SNT) is one that is created for the benefit of a disabled person, while being structured in… Read More »
New York’s Medicaid Look-Back Period
Most people in Westchester County and Putnam County tend to think that they will not qualify for Medicaid because they have too many assets; Medicaid is usually seen as a program for lower-income households. In reality, when a person comes to a point where they need long-term care, they will almost certainly have to… Read More »