Second Half of Life Podcast
This podcast explores the many issues and topics related to elder law - the wide range of legal matters affecting people in their second half of life and individuals with disabilities. Produced by Steinbacher, Goodall and Yurchak: Your elder care and special needs law firm, providing quality representation in litigation, with locations in Altoona, State College, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, Wyalusing and Wysox, Pa. Visit our website at PAElderCounsel.com.
Second Half of Life Podcast
Types of Long-Term Care and How to Pay for Them
What if you or a family member have an unexpected health crisis, such as a fall, stroke, accident, or dementia diagnosis? What if this crisis leave you or your loved one in need of some form of long-term care? What are your options, and how will you pay for this care?
In this episode, a recording of part of an informal virtual discussion held in September 2020, Kristin Daugherty and Tammy Zilske, our firm's two Long-Term Care Planners, discuss the different levels of long-term care and what each entails, as well as how each is or can be generally paid for - though each individual situation certainly varies - and which ones are eligible to be paid for by Medicaid benefits. Both Kristin and Tammy are also Certified Medicaid Planners - two of only three in all of Pennsylvania as of 2020 - and they help clients every day with submitting Medicaid applications when they require long-term care.
A video of this same presentation can be viewed on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tYrgqJNrtM