Whether you or your parents are about to embark on a move to a nursing home, assisted living or a rehabilitation center or you are thinking ahead to the future of your loved one with special needs, the Elder Law Practice of Scott E. Collins, PLLC, is here to guide you. We are committed to helping ease your anxiety, alleviate your fears and answer your many questions. The high cost of health care can be daunting. We can help you protect your home, retirement and savings for your spouse and heirs. We have made it our mission to help families during times of crisis, transition and future planning, from creating wills to navigating through Kentucky’s complicated Medicaid and Veterans benefits programs and probate courts.
Our Practice Areas
Our law firm is wholly dedicated to elder law. We focus on helping families protect all they have worked for throughout their lives from the crushing effects of high health care costs. We have a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the intricate laws and details that go into making these essential plans, that requires specialization and education beyond a general attorney’s scope of practice. Bottom line: when you are facing losing everything you own, you want someone who knows absolutely everything about elder law. We devote our entire practice to this specialty.
Medicaid & Medicare Planning
Medicaid rules for long-term care are convoluted and confusing. Assistance is essential. Our extensive knowledge of the exceptions to the rules allow us to guide you through many ways to protect your assets and home.
Special Needs Planning
Special Needs Planning requires intricate calculations for protecting children and adults with a disability. Only trust a firm that is exclusively dedicated to Special Needs Planning.
Veteran's Disability Compensation
Veteran’s Disability Compensation – Our care for veterans is a top priority. We can help with your most complicated compensation appeals and we can provide a review of your case to suggest a path forward in the uphill battle with the VA.
Veteran's Wartime Pension
Veteran’s Wartime Pension rules are written to be nearly impossible to qualify. We can guide you to qualify when others say you cannot. We also work to ensure that your unique situation and need for other benefit programs are woven into a seamless plan.
Estate Planning & Probate
By planning in advance, you will reduce the stress on your children and loved ones when they are already going through the difficult time of loss and grief.
Guardianship/Conservatorship
Guardianship in Kentucky is one of the most unique in the country. Guardianship can be the protection that a family needs for care and financial protection. Once in place, the necessary next steps for VA or Medicaid planning is essential.
