ALCA New England Chapter Meetings

Chapter Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, for most months except December, July and August.

Guest Policy: You are welcome to attend the program as a guest, free of charge. If you would like to attend more than two programs, or if you would like to receive a certificate, you may do so upon joining ALCA. (CE certificates are only sent to active members, as it is a free membership benefit.)

Upcoming Meetings

Please stay posted. Meeting dates are posted once confirmed

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Please join us for the September Meeting on Zoom!

Navigating Long Term Care Medicaid Benefits

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

4:30-5:35 pm

1.0 CE   CCMC

Speaker: Michael Guerrero, CEO and Certified Medicaid Planner with Elder Care Resource Planning

Learn what it takes to become eligible for long-term Medicaid benefits to help pay for the cost of in-home, assisted living, or nursing home care.  In this webinar Michael will discuss eligibility and how effective planning allows you to control the timeline and preserve assets. Also discussed will be the availability of community-based services.

Learning objectives: 

1. To describe eligibility requirements for long term care Medicaid.
2. To calculate penalty period formula and how to help make informed decisions using it.
3. To explain the purpose and methods of strategy planning for Medicaid

Meeting Agenda:

4:30 Welcome, announcements and introduction

4:35 Introduction to Medicaid long term care benefits (5 minutes)

4:40 Common questions on Medicaid (45 minutes)

• What exactly does “spend down” mean?
• When is the best time to apply?
• Can money be saved for a family caregiver or a spouse?
• What is the look back period and how is a penalty period calculated?
• How can a home be protected?
• What else does Medicaid offer older adults?

5:25 Discussion and Q&A (10 minutes)

5:35 End of program

Contact Hours

Please note that anyone arriving after 4:35 pm will not be entitled to a certificate. There is no charge for the certificate.

This program has been submitted to the Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to board certified case managers with 1.0 CE contact hours.

No fee is charged for this program.

RSVP

Members please RSVP no later than September 6th.

RSVP information will be in the weekly ListServe announcements

Individuals wishing to learn more about membership and to attend a chapter program, please email: alcanewenglandmembers@gmail.com

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