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I. How We Work in Washington. Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services. APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
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Your loved one may not require home care or assisted living services at this time. However, continue to monitor their condition for changes and consider occasional in-home care services for help as needed.
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Medicaid has a five year "look back" period. If you transfer assets to someone now and try to qualify for Medicaid within five years, there could be a delay or penalty. Medicaid limits the amount of assets you can have and qualify. This could be reasonable as Medicaid is asking the taxpayers of the country to pick up the tab for an individual's expenses. This can happen after the majority of one's resources have been expended. An Elder Law attorney should be able to guide you through this process. Especially since your daughter is disabled, there may be some special estate planning options available to you.
Note that a transfer of assets--even the home--to a disabled child will not result in a penalty (but be careful that you don't cause the child to lose their OWN eligibility for government benefits. Consider transferring to a special needs trust for the child, instead).
You can't give her anything. Every penny will result in a penalty for you if you want Medicaid. If she is already on SSDI, and she inherits something, her benefits will stop until she spends the inheritance down. Don't do it.
Find an attorney who specializes in special-needs trusts. I have done this for my son; the trust explicitly states that funds from the trust are not to be used to replace Medicaid or any government assistance programs he may qualify for, but are to provide things Medicaid does not. This trust is the beneficiary of my estate and my life insurance policies. If I do end up going on Medicaid later in life, the estate recovery program cannot take the money.
It's a scary thing to have a disabled child, no matter how old he/she is, so I hope you have a support system in place for her now. I want to advocate for the Home and Community Based System waiver, which provides services for my son. He lives with 2 room-mates, goes to a vocational program each day, and is learning to be independent. It was one of the best gifts I could give him, even though I wanted to keep him at home, take care of him, and keep him wrapped in bubble wrap forever. Best wishes!
Listen to Attorney Heiser, this is his area of expertise and knows what he is saying. That being said you will still most likely need an attorney to help you.
I am going through the same thing as I am disabled and on Medi Cal but I am my mother's POA and will inherit her home along with two other sisters so I do not know how any of this will affect me either. In California there is a woman who use to work for Medi Cal and she works telling individuals what they should or should not do and will help you get on Medi Cal if you need it.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
A.
I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
B.
APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
C.
APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
E.
This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Definitely see an elder law lawyer that can guide you through the process.
It's a scary thing to have a disabled child, no matter how old he/she is, so I hope you have a support system in place for her now. I want to advocate for the Home and Community Based System waiver, which provides services for my son. He lives with 2 room-mates, goes to a vocational program each day, and is learning to be independent. It was one of the best gifts I could give him, even though I wanted to keep him at home, take care of him, and keep him wrapped in bubble wrap forever. Best wishes!
I am going through the same thing as I am disabled and on Medi Cal but I am my mother's POA and will inherit her home along with two other sisters so I do not know how any of this will affect me either. In California there is a woman who use to work for Medi Cal and she works telling individuals what they should or should not do and will help you get on Medi Cal if you need it.
Good Luck to us all!