Elder Law

“Long-term care” describes the group of services that help people with who cannot care for themselves for long periods of time.

For 2012, the income limit has been increased to $2,094.00 and the community spouse resource deduction has been increased to $113,640.00.

A qualified personal residence trust, or QPRT, can reduce the federal estate tax associated with transferring property to heirs, reduce the federal gift tax associated with such transfer, and, provide asset protection.

The Arizona Long-Term Care System (ALTCS) is Arizona's Medicaid program that provides nursing-home benefits to elderly, developmentally-disabled, and physically-disabled people that do not have sufficient resources or income to pay for their own care. Compared to Medicare, which may pay for some nursing home benefits, Medicaid pays for many more of the costs associated with nursing homes.