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Carlos Arcos

Carlos A. Arcos, A Law Corporation

333 N. Santa Anita # 8
Arcadia , CA 91006

Attorney Carlos A. Arcos has conducted seminars and spoken to numerous charitable and professional organizations for 25 years.  Following is a partial list of prior speaking and community events as well as the organizational memberships and educational background of Attorney Carlos A. Arcos: Speaking and Community Activities: Bar Association Speaker for the San Gabriel Valley Bar Association and Eastern Bar Association, 2005 - present Lorman Educational Services, continuing education seminar lecturer on Medi-Cal and Elder Law Issues in California and Medi-Cal Estate Planning for Long-Term Care, 2002 - present Speaker on elder care issues for the Alhambra Joslyn Senior and the Monterey Park Langley Senior Center, 1992 - present Speaker on elder care issues for the Arcadia Senior Center, 2002 - present Speaker Glendale Estate Planning Council, Citrus Estate Planning Council, San Fernando   Estate Planning Council, 2011 - 2012 Speaker Professional Fiduciary Association of California (SGV Chapter), 2011 CALCPA Pasadena Discussion Group, 2011 UCLA Risk Management Class, 2011 Event speaker, City of Walnut, 2011 National Business Institute (NBI), continuing education seminar lecturer on Planning for  Convalescent Care in California, 2004 - present PESI, continuing education seminar lecturer, Medicaid and Estate Planning, 2007 In-service training for Kaiser Hospital, Sunset facility, 2006 Event speaker, City of South Pasadena, 2005 Cal Poly Pomona, Employee Workshop, 2003 Mars Corporation, Employee Workshop, 2002 USC School of Gerontology and Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center at USC, community seminar lecturer on Estate Planning and Nursing Home Care issues, 2004 Department of Aging and the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, seminar lecturer on Estate Planning and Nursing Home Care issues, 2004 Board of Directors, Legal Services Pasadena and San Gabriel - Pomona Valley,1995 - 2001 Legal Network member, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR), 2000 - present Member of the Ethics Board, San Gabriel Valley Medical Center, 2002 - present Budget and Finance Committee, Legal Services Pasadena and San Gabriel - Pomona Valley, 1996 - 1997 Judge Pro Tempore, Municipal Court, Southeast Judicial District, South Gate Branch, 1990 - 1992 Education and Bar Admission: Juris Doctor, UCLA, 1989 Admitted to the State Bar of California, 1990 Admitted to the United States District Court, Central District of California, 1990 Bachelor's Degree, California State University, Los Angeles, 1983 Bar Activities: Los Angeles County Bar Association San Gabriel Valley Bar Association Eastern Bar Association of Los Angeles County

Leslie Barnett

Office off Leslie Barnett

1631 Beverly Blvd.
Suite 103
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Law is my first love but my second career - but they are linked.  I have a Masters in Social Work and was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker spending 15 years working as a geriatric social worker.  Elder Law was a natural path after I graduated from law school twenty years ago.  Be it estate planning, guardian or conservatorship proceedings or special needs trusts, I used my legal and my social work skills to see that I do the best for my clients.  Elder law is making the pieces of the puzzle fit together for a plan that works for the client. 

Medicaid 101
What Medicaid Covers

In addition to nursing home care, Medicaid may cover home care and some care in an assisted living facility. Coverage in your state may depend on waivers of federal rules.

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How to Qualify for Medicaid

To be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, recipients must have limited incomes and no more than $2,000 (in most states). Special rules apply for the home and other assets.

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Medicaid’s Protections for Spouses

Spouses of Medicaid nursing home residents have special protections to keep them from becoming impoverished.

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What Medicaid Covers

In addition to nursing home care, Medicaid may cover home care and some care in an assisted living facility. Coverage in your state may depend on waivers of federal rules.

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How to Qualify for Medicaid

To be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, recipients must have limited incomes and no more than $2,000 (in most states). Special rules apply for the home and other assets.

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Medicaid’s Protections for Spouses

Spouses of Medicaid nursing home residents have special protections to keep them from becoming impoverished.

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Medicaid Planning Strategies

Careful planning for potentially devastating long-term care costs can help protect your estate, whether for your spouse or for your children.

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Estate Recovery: Can Medicaid Take My House After I’m Gone?

If steps aren't taken to protect the Medicaid recipient's house from the state’s attempts to recover benefits paid, the house may need to be sold.

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Help Qualifying and Paying for Medicaid, Or Avoiding Nursing Home Care

There are ways to handle excess income or assets and still qualify for Medicaid long-term care, and programs that deliver care at home rather than in a nursing home.

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Are Adult Children Responsible for Their Parents’ Care?

Most states have laws on the books making adult children responsible if their parents can't afford to take care of themselves.

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Applying for Medicaid

Applying for Medicaid is a highly technical and complex process, and bad advice can actually make it more difficult to qualify for benefits.

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Alternatives to Medicaid

Medicare's coverage of nursing home care is quite limited. For those who can afford it and who can qualify for coverage, long-term care insurance is the best alternative to Medicaid.

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ElderLaw 101
Estate Planning

Distinguish the key concepts in estate planning, including the will, the trust, probate, the power of attorney, and how to avoid estate taxes.

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Grandchildren

Learn about grandparents’ visitation rights and how to avoid tax and public benefit issues when making gifts to grandchildren.

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Guardianship/Conservatorship

Understand when and how a court appoints a guardian or conservator for an adult who becomes incapacitated, and how to avoid guardianship.

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Health Care Decisions

We need to plan for the possibility that we will become unable to make our own medical decisions. This may take the form of a health care proxy, a medical directive, a living will, or a combination of these.

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Estate Planning

Distinguish the key concepts in estate planning, including the will, the trust, probate, the power of attorney, and how to avoid estate taxes.

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Grandchildren

Learn about grandparents’ visitation rights and how to avoid tax and public benefit issues when making gifts to grandchildren.

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Guardianship/Conservatorship

Understand when and how a court appoints a guardian or conservator for an adult who becomes incapacitated, and how to avoid guardianship.

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Health Care Decisions

We need to plan for the possibility that we will become unable to make our own medical decisions. This may take the form of a health care proxy, a medical directive, a living will, or a combination of these.

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Long-Term Care Insurance

Understand the ins and outs of insurance to cover the high cost of nursing home care, including when to buy it, how much to buy, and which spouse should get the coverage.

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Medicare

Learn who qualifies for Medicare, what the program covers, all about Medicare Advantage, and how to supplement Medicare’s coverage.

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Retirement Planning

We explain the five phases of retirement planning, the difference between a 401(k) and an IRA, types of investments, asset diversification, the required minimum distribution rules, and more.

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Senior Living

Find out how to choose a nursing home or assisted living facility, when to fight a discharge, the rights of nursing home residents, all about reverse mortgages, and more.

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Social Security

Get a solid grounding in Social Security, including who is eligible, how to apply, spousal benefits, the taxation of benefits, how work affects payments, and SSDI and SSI.

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Special Needs Planning

Learn how a special needs trust can preserve assets for a person with disabilities without jeopardizing Medicaid and SSI, and how to plan for when caregivers are gone.

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Veterans Benefits

Explore benefits for older veterans, including the VA’s disability pension benefit, aid and attendance, and long-term care coverage for veterans and surviving spouses.

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