From the Attorney’s Desk by Jason Krautkramer, J.D. Eckert & Krautkramer, LLC 630 N 4th St., Wausau, WI 54403 eklawwi.com 715-842-0907 jason@eckertlawllc.com 174124 Can I Protect Assets from Long Term Care Costs? Many families worry that a nursing home stay will leave nothing for a spouse or children. The good news is that there are strategies to protect assets. If care isn’t immediately needed, one option is longterm care insurance. Another option is to create an irrevocable Medicaid Asset Protection Trust, which can shelter assets from being counted for Medicaid eligibility. Outright gifting assets is another option. If care is currently or imminently needed, Medicaidcompliant annuities or promissory notes can be used to preserve a portion of the assets. Strategic use of exempt assets can also be used. Married couples may use spousal protection rules to preserve a portion of income and resources for the healthy spouse. Medicaid has strict eligibility rules. Taking action now can provide peace of mind and help secure your financial future. Call to schedule an appointment. From the Attorney’s Desk by Jason Krautkramer, J.D. Eckert & Krautkramer, LLC 630 N 4th St., Wausau, WI 54403 eklawwi.com 715-842-0907 jason@eckertlawllc.com 174124 Can I Protect Assets from Long Term Care Costs? Many families worry that a nursing home stay will leave nothing for a spouse or children. The good news is that there are strategies to protect assets. If care isn’t immediately needed, one option is longterm care insurance. Another option is to create an irrevocable Medicaid Asset Protection Trust, which can shelter assets from being counted for Medicaid eligibility. Outright gifting assets is another option. If care is currently or imminently needed, Medicaidcompliant annuities or promissory notes can be used to preserve a portion of the assets. Strategic use of exempt assets can also be used. Married couples may use spousal protection rules to preserve a portion of income and resources for the healthy spouse. Medicaid has strict eligibility rules. Taking action now can provide peace of mind and help secure your financial future. Call to schedule an appointment.
High school English teachers Lynn Lindau and Joanna Messmann list as Medford School Board members discuss the English curriculum at Monday’s board meeting. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
He may be still brightly lighted, but the Santa figurine atop the Scout building in Gilman’s Village Park, is a bit singed on the backside, after someone built not one, but two fires in the fireplace, the chimney of which is where the figure is stationed. Before someone stokes a blaze, they’re asked to consider the Christmas decorations on, and around, the stone building. GINNA YOUNG/THE STAR NEWS
SUBMITTED On Dec. 21, members of the Whittlesey Lions visited Country Gardens. Santa stopped by to wish everyone on his nice list a Merry Christmas. Here, resident Phyllis Widmer visits with Santa.
GINNA YOUNG/THE STAR NEWS Grant Bub, Taylor County broadband program manager, spoke Dec. 10, to residents of Gilman, about what services are currently provided to the area and which ones are still coming in the next few years. There’s a distinct lack of internet services to the rural spots, which the county and private companies are working to address.
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