MasonLaw, PC | NC Elder & Special Needs Law Attorney

  • Elder Law
  • Special Needs Law
  • Hot Topics & Info
    • 2022 Medicare Premiums, Coinsurance and Deductibles
    • 2021-2022 NC Medicaid and Special Assistance Rates
    • NC Nursing Home Medicaid Law Explained
    • 2021 Federal Benefit Rate – Federal Poverty Level
    • 2022 Veteran (VA) Benefit Rates
  • About
    • Find Us – Charlotte or Asheboro
    • Who to Call
    • Bob Mason, Attorney
    • Ann Mason, Practice Manager
    • Courtney Webb, Paralegal
    • Tammy Webster, Paralegal
    • Jennifer Barbee Swift, Benefits Specialist
    • News / Press
  • Client Portal
You are here: Home / Archives for Nursing Homes

December 9, 2018 by bob mason 16 Comments

Avoid This Costly Medicaid Mistake

Avoid This Costly Medicaid Mistake

Question: Do you know someone who MIGHT have to consider a nursing home placement and a Medicaid application within the next 5 years? Next Question: Is that fortunate person able to swing the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Uncategorized Tagged With: Medicaid penalties, NC Medicaid nursing home, transfers of assets

December 8, 2018 by bob mason 4 Comments

Tackling the North Carolina Medicaid Application Monster

Tackling the North Carolina Medicaid Application Monster

Once a fairly routine procedure, applying for nursing home Medicaid has gotten much more difficult. Perhaps rising budget concerns and controlling Medicaid is the reason. The North Carolina Medicaid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Reader Favorites Tagged With: Medicaid, Medicaid Planning, nursing home, nursing homes

November 26, 2018 by bob mason

COLA Season! Social Security, Medicare, VA, SSI, Medicaid Adjusted

COLA Season!  Social Security, Medicare, VA, SSI, Medicaid Adjusted

Social Security recently announced a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2019. The 2.8% adjustment is important to more than seniors looking forward to the monthly benefit check because it drives a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Medicaid, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Social Security, Veterans Tagged With: Aid and Attendance, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security

September 9, 2017 by bob mason

Naming A Trust As IRA Beneficiary: Great Idea? Bad Idea?

Naming A Trust As IRA Beneficiary: Great Idea? Bad Idea?

This is the most advanced topic I have written for my public readers. But it can be an important topic, so hang in there. According to conventional wisdom you should always name your spouse as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Banking, General, IRAs & Retirement Plans, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Reader Favorites, Special Needs Planning, Tax Issues, Trusts generally Tagged With: estate planning, IRA, Irrevocable trusts, special needs trusts, Trusts generally

December 14, 2015 by bob mason 13 Comments

A BOOK FOR ALL MORTALS

A BOOK FOR ALL MORTALS

Physicians of the Victorian age had a saying, “The operation was a success, but the patient died.” Surgeon (and best-selling author) Atul Gawande, in Being Mortal, recounts the horrible last weeks of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Miscellaneous, Nursing Homes Tagged With: Gawande review

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Next Page »

Now Serving Charlotte

704.276.6446

Also the Triad from Asheboro

336.610.6000

Find Us

Get A Free NC Medicaid Nursing Home Rules Booklet

Mason Law Booklet Offer

Great tips from an expert!

Download Now

About Bob Mason

Bob Mason, Elder Law & Special Needs LawRobert A. Mason, JD, CELA, CAP, is owner of Mason Law, PC, of Charlotte and Asheboro, North Carolina, a law firm devoted exclusively to legal issues involving the elderly and the disabled. Read More >>

Robert A. Mason
Rated by Super Lawyers


loading ...

Browse Articles Here!

Or Search On A Topic

News

Mason named to 2022 Super Lawyers

Robert A. Mason named to Super Lawyers ASHEBORO, … [Read More...]

Mason Named 2021 Triad Lawyer of the Year in Elder Law

ASHEBORO, NC — Aug. 20, 2020: Best Lawyers® has … [Read More...]

Reader Favorites

Surprise! Your Medicare Premiums Might Go Up.

Surprise! Your Medicare Premiums Might Go Up.

Selling an appreciated asset or cashing-in/drawing down an IRA or an … [Read More...]

NORTH CAROLINA SPECIAL ASSISTANCE

NORTH CAROLINA SPECIAL ASSISTANCE

Medicaid in an Assisted Living Facility? Think again! You’ve been looking … [Read More...]

STEP Act Might Step On You

STEP Act Might Step On You

Something is perking in Washington that could end up costing many people a … [Read More...]

  • Understand Capital Gains or It’ll Cost You
  • NC Facilities to Open for Visits
  • Video Notarizing and Witnessing in NC

© 2022 MasonLaw, PC | NC Elder & Special Needs Law Attorney · Rainmaker Platform