“It won’t happen to me” is something you hear a lot as a Connecticut Medicaid Attorney. Neighborhoods are full of stories of families that intentionally or unintentionally acted outside the boundaries of Connecticut Medicaid law and have so far gotten away with it. Nobody talks about when they get caught, and sometimes they do get caught.

Blanche Morin was a patient at Newington Health Care Center. The Probate Court determined Blanche was unable to manage her assets and appointed her daughter, Cynthia Tracy, as Conservator of the Person and Estate for Blanche Morin. As a result, Cynthia was responsible for managing Blanche’s assets and accounts.

With money running out quickly, Cynthia applied for Connecticut Medicaid to pay for Blanche’s care.

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