
Medicaid Planning
Sykes Elder Law has a wealth of knowledge and experience dealing with Medicaid Planning as well as other Elder Law Services. We would be more than happy to discuss your situation and answer your questions; click here to contact us.
If you would like more information about Medicaid Planning, please review the information in the blog posts below.


Medicaid Estate Recovery in PA: How It Works
“Estate recovery” is Pennsylvania’s program for recovering Medicaid costs from the estates of recipients who have died. For example, if Aunt Martha spent a year in a nursing home receiving Medicaid and then died owning a house worth $200,000, the estate recovery...
Medicaid planning for single/widowed in nursing home
Readers of our blog have heard of the many ways assets can be protected for the spouse of a nursing home resident when applying for Medicaid benefits. What about someone who is widowed or never married? Without a spouse to give assets to under the spousal protection...
Asset protection: saving your house with a trust
For many middle class seniors, the house is one of their major assets – sometimes the most valuable asset. I’m often asked, “How do I save my house from being lost to nursing home costs?” The answer in many situations is through the use of an asset protection trust...
“Exceptional circumstances” can mean more income for Medicaid spouse
One way the law protects the spouse of a Medicaid recipient is by providing for a monthly allowance of income. The “monthly maintenance needs allowance” (MMNA for short) is an amount of income allowed to the spouse each month. You can read more about how it is...