What is Long-Term Care Crisis Planning?

Sometimes our best laid plans simply don’t work. We typically don’t plan on illness, being in an accident, or early on-set Alzheimer’s. When life doesn’t happen like we plan, we need to be able to talk to someone well-versed in long-term care planning who can help develop a new plan that accomplishes our goals.  

Long-term care crisis planning can mean many things, but ultimately it is based on the notion that a major, unplanned life event occurred, and you need to figure out how to move forward with care and address the costs of such care.  

Here are a few of the ways we can help you:

• Education. Maybe you just want more information about long-term care and Medicaid. Let us walk you through the process and educate you, so that moving forward you feel confident making educated decisions regarding your loved one and their care.
• Spenddown. You are looking to apply for Medicaid and need guidance.
• Spousal Division of Assets. You are looking to apply for Medicaid or have already done so, and need assistance with the division of assets.
• Medicaid Application. Our experienced and knowledgeable attorneys manage your or your loved one’s KanCare application (KanCare is the program through which the State of Kansas administers Medicaid). 
• Asset Preservation. We develop a plan to preserve assets while also working towards Medicaid eligibility.

​For more information on long-term care crisis planning, contact Kristina J. Crawford, an attorney at Davis & McCann, P.A., Dodge City, Kansas. Ms. Crawford focuses her practice on estate planning, long term care planning and Medicaid planning. Davis & McCann, P. A. is a premier estate planning law firm that assists clients from nearly every county in western Kansas with estate planning, long term care planning, Medicaid planning, probate and trust administration, business formation, business succession, real estate and related matters.  

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