Elder Law and Medicaid Planning

Tamkin & Hochberg’s Elder Law planning practice counsels individuals, couples and families on matters which specifically affect, concern and challenge the aging client. The firm combines its extensive background in estate, probate and tax planning in addition to the most current and successful Medicaid/MassHealth planning strategies to formulate and implement a plan distinctively designed to meet the needs of each client.

Tamkin and Hochberg’s Elder Law planning practice focuses its Elder Law planning in the following areas:

  • Asset Protection Planning
  • Protecting the Family Home
  • Medicaid/MassHealth Qualification Planning
  • Gift Planning
  • Estate Planning
  • Wills
  • Trusts
  • Durable Powers of Attorney
  • Health Care Proxies

We represent families in applying for Medicaid/MassHeatlh both in the application process and appeals of adverse decisions.

News and Transactions

Massachusetts Begins to Regulate Adult Day Care
Massachusetts recently enacted 105 CMR 158 which, for the first time, requires Adult Day Health Programs to be licensed. Approximately ... Read More
Timing is Everything with Long-Term Care Planning
Approximately fifty percent of nursing home care in the United States is paid for by Medicaid. With the rising cost ... Read More
Why Everyone Needs a Durable Power of Attorney and Health Care Proxy
We would all like to live long, fulfilling lives, in which we do not need to worry about all the ... Read More
SJC Rules on Arbitration Agreements Signed by Health Care Agents
The process of admitting a loved one into a nursing home can be a long and arduous process, made all ... Read More