Practice Areas

Medicaid Planning

Cincinnati, Ohio Medicaid Planning Attorneys

Serving Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren Counties in Southwestern Ohio

The Cincinnati, Ohio Medicaid planning attorneys at the law firm of Beckman Weil Shepardson LLC help individuals, couples, and their families plan for their long-term care. This type of planning usually involves consideration of future Medicaid eligibility. To schedule a consultation with an experienced Medicaid planning attorney, contact our Cincinnati Medicaid planning law firm by phone or through this Web site.

Planning the Steps to Eligibility for Medicaid

Our Medicaid planning lawyers, Janet Pecquet, Jennifer Anstaett, and Kristen Myers, help clients determine what steps they need to take to become eligible for Medicaid, such as gifting, transferring assets, purchasing prepaid funeral plans, and identifying exempt assets. For example, a marital home is generally exempt if one spouse continues to live there. Savings of up to $1,500 for single people and up to nearly $100,000 for married people are also permitted.

Applications, Interviews, Hearings, Appeals

The elder law attorneys at Beckman Weil Shepardson LLC assist clients in all aspects of Medicaid planning, including applying for Medicaid on their behalf, attending the face-to-face interview at the initial hearing, and filing Medicaid appeals if necessary.

Ongoing Support for Nursing Home Residents

Beyond our role facilitating Medicaid planning, we are available for an ongoing supportive relationship with clients receiving long-term care in nursing homes. We assist with required annual interviews with case workers, and simultaneously, provide the non-Medicaid receiving spouse with his or her own estate planning. We also represent persons in nursing homes if they are not being cared for properly, or if their residents’ rights are violated.

Special Needs Trusts for Disabled Children and Adults

In addition to Medicaid planning for the aging, our elder law attorneys counsel and advise parents of disabled children, families of disabled adults, and third-party discretionary trustees managing financial affairs of disabled adults. We often assist these responsible parties in the establishment of special needs trusts designed to augment Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplementary Security Income (SSI) to help ensure the ongoing wellbeing of disabled persons of any age.

Elder law attorney Janet E. Pecquet has represented hundreds of individuals for Medicaid planning and applications. She is also a frequent speaker on these topics. To schedule a consultation or inquire about her availability to speak to professional organizations on Medicaid planning, special needs trusts, or nursing home residents’ rights, contact Beckman Weil Shepardson LLC, by phone or E-mail.