by Care Answered | Feb 28, 2025 | Care News, Medicaid, MLTC, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need, Uncategorized
The 2025 Medicaid Income and Resource Limits have been made official. The good news is the limits have increased. Although officially announced a few weeks ago, the guidelines are effective as of January 15, 2025. This can affect the strategies you or your loved one...
by Care Answered | May 11, 2022 | Care News, chronic illness, Long Term Care, Medicaid, MLTC, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need
The 30-month financial lookback for Community Medicaid is slated to potentially start October 1, 2022. The changes in qualifying for medical approval for community Medicaid that we discussed: needing physical assistance with at least three activities of daily living...
by Care Answered | Jul 27, 2021 | Assisted Living, Care News, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Medicare Tips, MLTC, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need, Short-term rehabilitation
More than ever, this year, we receive calls from loved ones wanting help understanding the next steps when family is transferred to a skilled nursing facility. They may tell us they briefly met by phone with a few staff members at the facility where their loved one...
by Care Answered | Jun 4, 2021 | Care News, chronic illness, Daily Health Tips, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Medicare Tips, Medicare Tips You Need to Know, MLTC, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need
Nicole Christensen, BCPA, President, Care Answered, and her guest, Kim Kuester, President, C.A.P.S., 101 Mobility, review the specialized devices and technology that can allow someone to remain safely in their own home as they...
by Care Answered | Mar 30, 2021 | Care News, chronic illness, Daily Health Tips, Events, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Medicare Tips, Medicare Tips You Need to Know, MLTC, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need
It’s been quite a decade, this year! I know many of us have lost much more than we could imagine and although this pandemic is not over, I am hopeful for a renewed sense of optimism this Spring. I am ever grateful for you, my clients, colleagues and community, for all...
by Care Answered | Feb 18, 2021 | Care News, chronic illness, Long Term Care, Medicaid, MLTC, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need, Uncategorized
We’ve been talking about changes to NYS Community Medicaid quite a bit lately. In this most recent webinar, hosted by our colleague Deirdre Baker, Esq. at Makofsky Law Group, PC, we discussed both the changes to financial requirements as well as the assessment...