What We Do

How We Can Help
We help process your medicaid application for nursing home care throughout Western New York. By planning the future, your family shouldn't be forced to bear the financial burden prompted by escalating medical care cost of a love one.

In addition, Medicaid Support Services assist healthcare providers across Erie, Niagara and Monroe counties (provider groups, hospitals, nursing homes) offering the most comprehensive service in NYS to assist patients in obtaining medicaid benefits they are entitled to.

We also work with individuals, social workers and other professionals who serve our seniors, including nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, attorneys, accountants and financial Continue reading »

Nursing Home Planning

Protect Your Property, Your Family and Your Future

Elder law attorneys provide advice to individuals who want to preserve assets from long-term care costs. We do not do estate planning but can work with your elder care lawyer or refer your love one. Elder care lawyers can offer legitimate strategies for hastening eligibility for Medicaid benefits to pay for care in nursing homes, in assisted living facilities, and at home. But Medicaid law is complex and became more complicated with the adoption of the Deficit Reduction Act on February 8, 2006.

Careful planning, whether in advance or in response to an unanticipated need for care, can help protect your estate, whether for your spouse or for your children. Continue reading »

Medicaid Pre-Planning

Income and Asset Test
The average cost of nursing home care in New York is $8,000 per month ($96,000 per year). Nursing home care is the single largest out-of-pocket health care expense for the elderly, far exceeding their out-of-pocket expenses for medical care. Medicaid eligibility pre-planning is about positioning your income and assets so that you can legally qualify for Medicaid benefits, while preserving as much of your resources as possible. About half of all nursing home costs are paid with private funds. Private insurance pays a small percentage. Government assistance programs, primarily Medicaid, pay most of the remainder.

One of the greatest fears of older Americans is that they may end up in a nursing home. Continue reading »