There is a great deal of misinformation about the viability of Medicaid and Nursing Home asset protection planning after the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA). I want to remind clients, friends and advisors that there are an abundance of planning options available to single and married individuals who want to protect assets from spending on nursing homes and long term care facilities. Please take a look at this article to see that Elder Law and Medicaid Planning are very much alive in Pensylvania (PA) and in all states. It does not matter if you are planning to protect assets five years in advance or if you are about to enter a nursing home, you might be able to employ various techniques such as Irrevocable Trusts, gifts, Care Agreements, use of immediate annuities and various other options to help protect tens of thousands of dollars worth of assets for your spouse or other beneficiaries.
