Nursing Home Sues Daughter for $15,879

Attorney Richard Shea — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:24:12 +0000

“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.

Unfortunately, Cynthia did not act as quick as she was required to do by law and there was a gap between when her mother’s money ran out and when Connecticut Title 19 Medicaid nursing home benefits started paying her mother’s costs.

Unable to receive payment from anyone, Newington Health Care Center filed a lawsuit against Cynthia to recover $15,879.

Cynthia Tracy thought she would never be sued by the Newington Health Care Center for the relatively small amount of $15,879. She was, and you can be too.

If you want to avoid the simple mistakes that lead to family members being sued, or if you are already being threatened with a lawsuit by a nursing home, speak with a Connecticut Medicaid Attorney today.

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Nursing Home Sues Daughter for $15,879