Attorney in Scottsboro, Alabama: Medicaid Planning
Helping You Protect Your Assets When You Need Long Term Care
If you or your spouse anticipate the need for nursing home or long-term care, but want to protect your assets from being liquidated to pay for it, you want to work with a skilled and knowledgeable lawyer who you can trust to help you take the appropriate steps to shelter all you've worked so hard to build. You want an attorney who understands Medicaid planning—one who has successfully helped others in similar circumstances.
At the law office of Melanie B. Bradford, LLC, I understand the importance of trust when you need a lawyer to help protect your interests. I will work closely with you throughout the process, always making myself available and accessible when you need questions answered. I am dedicated to giving my full attention and effort to every aspect of your case, so that I can help you resolve existing concerns and avoid problems in the future.
To set up a confidential consultation, contact my office or call me at 256-293-4092.
My Medicaid Planning Practice
I take a comprehensive approach to Medicaid planning, helping you look at all the steps you can take to avoid the loss of personal assets when you need nursing home or long-term care. I will carefully review your current financial situation, determining where your assets are, looking at any gifts or transfers you have made, and identifying the ways that how you spend your money can impact you eligibility for Medicaid. Based on this evaluation, I will make specific recommendations to protect your property.
Among the strategies that I can help you employ for the protection of assets are:
- The purchase of long term health care insurance, if affordable and available.
- The creation of a trust to own and protect property
- Making a current gift of money or property
I will work closely with you to ensure that you do not make any illegal transfers that could jeopardize your right to Medicaid coverage. My goal will always be to protect your assets for your heirs while still qualifying you for the assistance you need.
I will handle all matters related to the application for benefits through Medicaid, including appeals from denials of coverage. I will also carefully explain the nursing home admissions process, so that you don't unwittingly risk the loss of property based on false or misleading statements from nursing home employees.
Contact Attorney Melanie B. Bradford
For a private meeting, contact me online or call me at 256-293-4092 to schedule an appointment. My office is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Evening and weekend consultations may be arranged upon request. I can often travel to meet with you, whether at your home, a nursing home or an assisted living facility. My office is in the Word Arcade building.