Social Security Questions

Our La Crosse Elder law Lawyers Can Help

Helping Our Coulee Region Neighbors with Social Security Benefits

Social Security is supposed to protect us from the poverty that can occur resulting from old age, disability or the loss of a spouse. For needed help with Social Security requirements, application documentation and aggressive litigation against denial of benefits, contact a La Crosse Elder Law attorney at Moen Sheehan Meyer, Ltd today.

Social Security, designed to provide social protection for old age, disability, unemployment and poverty, started during the Great Depression. Established in 1853, Moen Sheehan Meyer, Ltd has assisted our Coulee Region elder neighbors and their families with social security requirements and injustices since the beginning of the program. As the second oldest law firm in the State of Wisconsin, our La Crosse Elder Law lawyers understand the history, potential benefit, rights and challenges of Social Security for our area’s valued elderly population.

Paying For La Crosse Long-Term Elder Care

The compassionate La Crosse Elder Law attorneys at Moen Sheehan Meyer, Ltd help you and your family to “look at the big picture” and plan for the coming needs of caring for our aging parents. The long-term costs of progressive diseases such as Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia are staggering. Individuals and families typically pay for these services out of their own pockets and not through insurance, Medicare or other government programs because, after symptoms of Alzheimer’s appear, it is usually no longer possible to qualify for long term care insurance. The following are examples of financial resources that could help cover the financial costs:

• Long-term care insurance – Pays for the costs of most long-term care settings such as nursing homes
• Life insurance - Part of the policy’s cash value can “be loaned” as cash that is paid off upon the person’s death
• Government programs
  • Medicare – For people age 65 or older, covers inpatient hospital care, some doctor’s, medical and outpatient prescription drugs, some rehabilitation and home health care, does not cover long-term nursing home care
  • Social Security Disability Income – For workers age 65 or younger, must prove inability to work is expected to last at least one year or is expected to result in death
  • Compassionate Allowance Initiative – Added in February 2010 by the Social Security Administration for those with early-onset dementia, expedited access to SSDI and SSI
• Social Security Income (SSI) – Guaranteed minimum monthly income for people age 65 or older, disabled or blind and with very limited income and assets
• Medicaid – Medical care payments for people with very low income and assets or have depleted most of their own money

How Our La Crosse Elder Law Attorneys Can Help

The tax rules, economic requirements and disability qualifiers for Social Security and other benefits, require the knowledgeable legal advice, experience and skilled litigation you need from the La Crosse Elder Law lawyers at Moen Sheehan Meyer, Ltd. With proper estate planning, we help your family protect assets and financially prepare for upcoming long-term elder care.

When the Social Security Administration denies your disability benefits application, we aggressively work to appeal the denial and get your loved one the help they need. More benefits receive approval with the thoroughness of a qualified La Crosse Elder Law lawyers than those who do not take advantage of our knowledge.
For the help you need, contact a La Crosse Elder Law attorney at Moen Sheehan Meyer, Ltd today.