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The Truth About Medicaid Rules and Long-Term Care Costs

Was At The Senior Center Wednesday July 26th

The FREE informational seminarwas presented by Attorney Jeff Rivard of Czepiga Daly Pope & Perri.

Long-term care is necessary for a lot of people. But long-term care is very expensive in Connecticut. In fact, Connecticut’s long-term care costs are the 2nd highest in the U.S.! You’ve likely heard horror stories of people losing their houses to pay for care. Or about nursing home costs being over $13,000 per month.

He talked about understanding how you can properly protect your life savings, also about Medicaid and how it can help you pay for long-term care costs. He discussed Medicaid’s confusing rules, what it takes to apply, who can help you complete an application and also covered strategies to protect your money if an unforeseen crisis arises.

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