In this deeply personal episode, Meg sits down with Heritage Hall (name changed for privacy), a client who bravely agreed to share her family's story—an anonymous conversation from a small island community about love, caregiving, and a legal mystery decades in the making.
When a 98-year-old family matriarch needed 24-hour care, her family faced the daunting $15,000-a-month cost of a nursing home and turned to Medicaid for help. But the application was denied because the State said she owned hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets—money the family knew didn't exist.
What followed was a "Medicaid detective story." Meg and her team uncovered an error made 23 years earlier—a simple but devastating mistake in two property deeds that caused the state to believe the family member still owned two homes. Together, they worked to trace the paperwork, uncover the truth, and set her on a path for Medicaid Eligibility.
In this episode, you will hear:
- How can families navigate the financial realities of elder care, especially with unexpected Medicaid challenges?
- What are the potential legal and clerical errors that could impact Medicaid eligibility?
- How did a 2002 clerical error in property deeds lead to a Medicaid denial?
- What role does community support play in overcoming elder care hurdles?
- How can families correct past legal mistakes to reapply for Medicaid successfully?
Resources from this Episode
Obenauf Law Group's Website - https://obenauflawgroup.com/
Office Number: 808 244 3905
Email: info@obenauflawgroup.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ObenaufLawGroup
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obenauflawgroup/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ObenaufLawGroup/?reload=9
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