Lee Ann Shenkman is here to help you understand the benefits of long term care planning. We inform and educate our clients about the options they have for long term care planning. For instance, long term care planning may involve strategies to meet resource limits in order to make an individual eligible for public benefits (governmental programs, such as Medi-Cal). Medi-Cal is a needs-based program and is funded with state and federal funds, and is administered by the state and the county. In order to qualify for long term care paid for by Medi-Cal (the beneficiary may have to pay a share of the cost), nursing home care must be necessary and the financial resources of the Medi-Cal recipient (beneficiary) must be below the Medi-Cal limits.

Long term care planning may be an important part of your Estate Plan to help meet resource limits, and to help in avoiding a government recovery claim after the death of the Medi-Cal beneficiary. Long term care planning may also include a variety of long term care insurances, investments, etc. Lee Ann Shenkman is here to assist you with long term care planning.