We often see estate and Medicaid planning discussions built around one common assumption: that there is a child available to step in when needed.

When properly designed and implemented, Irrevocable Living Trusts can provide an almost unsurpassed level of asset protection, helping keep your assets safer from the high and continually rising cost of long term care in 2026.

If you're planning for long-term care, you may assume that Medicaid rules are the same across the country. After all, Medicaid is a federal program—right?