Long Term Care and Nursing Home Planning

Pittsburgh Long Term Care Attorney

The eventuality of needing nursing home care or long term care is a concern for many people. The cost of long term care and in-home care is beyond what most people can afford. If you or a spouse would need long term care, could you afford it? At Sikov and Love, P.A., we assist you with long term care and nursing home planning, as well as providing advice and legal services designed to fit your needs.

Would you like to learn more about long term care and nursing home planning for yourself or a loved one? Please contact Sikov and Love, P.A. to arrange your consultation. Since our founding in 1957, we have set a standard for quality legal services.

Average nursing home care costs in Pennsylvania are approximately $7,000 a month. In-home care can be even more costly. We can help you plan how to pay for the possibility of needing long term care or nursing home care in the future.

Qualified to Handle Your Concerns

Our firm has the resources and knowledge to successfully help you and your family with the various legal issues that come with aging. If you are concerned about paying for long term care, we can help. We thoroughly analyze your income, assets, insurance, and other monetary factors. It is possible to protect your assets from the high cost of nursing home care. Protecting assets enables the spouse remaining at home to maintain his or her standard of living. Our firm is knowledgeable as to the methods available to protect assets. Included among these methods are the following:

• Irrevocable Trusts
• Immediate Annuities
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Converting Countable Resources into Exempt Resources
• Spend Downs
• Gifting

Contact Us 

Our firm interacts regularly with caseworkers from the Department of Public Welfare and the staff of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. We understand that you have many unique needs and concerns regarding paying for long term or nursing home care, and we can help you in these areas.

Please contact our firm to learn how we can help you address these issues.