Elder Law & Medicaid
focus on the issues that affect our senior citizens
What is Elder Law?
Elder law is a field of law that emerged in the 1980s to address the needs of our growing elderly population. Elder law embodies some traditional areas of law such as public benefits, estate planning, guardianships and probate with a focus on the issues that affect our senior citizens, such as incapacity, dementia, and how to pay for one’s long term care without impoverishing a spouse.
In addition to estate planning, elder law planning services may include:
- Medicaid applications to qualify for care at home or in a nursing facility and, for married persons, to protect the healthy spouse of a Medicaid applicant;
- Advance long-term care planning for preservation of assets;
- Guardianship and conservatorships for incapacitated persons;
- Special needs planning; and
- Probate proceedings to create a special needs trust for a disabled surviving spouse.
What is Elder Law?
Elder law is a field of law that emerged in the 1980s to address the needs of our growing elderly population. Elder law embodies some traditional areas of law such as public benefits, estate planning, guardianships and probate with a focus on the issues that affect our senior citizens, such as incapacity, dementia, and how to pay for one’s long term care without impoverishing a spouse.
In addition to estate planning, elder law planning services may include:
- Medicaid applications to qualify for care at home or in a nursing facility and, for married persons, to protect the healthy spouse of a Medicaid applicant;
- Advance long-term care planning for preservation of assets;
- Guardianship and conservatorships for incapacitated persons;
- Special needs planning; and
- Probate proceedings to create a special needs trust for a disabled surviving spouse.
Our Role
Most importantly, our clients come to us either unsure they will be able to provide for the long term care they may require. Our experience and knowledge is on finding unique solutions to our clients’ concerns.
With more than 25 years of combined experience in planning for our elderly, our attorneys are prepared to provide the sound advice and sophisticated representation you need. We strive to provide the highest quality customer service available, offering a wide range of Elder Law services in a warm, friendly, supportive atmosphere.
West Little Rock Office
North Little Rock Office
1 Riverfront Place, Suite 650
North Little Rock, AR 72114
Fax: 501-372-1206