Cleveland Elder Law

10/29/2026

The one-sentence difference families wish they'd known sooner:

Medicare is health insurance, Medicaid is what actually pays for long-term care.

Many families assume Medicare will cover a nursing home stay — then discover coverage ends after a short rehabilitation period, with costs often running thousands of dollars a month out of pocket.

Knowing the difference before a health crisis is the difference between reacting and planning.

10/13/2026

Last Call!! If you're a case manager working with aging adults and families - this event is for you. This Friday morning, beginning at 8am. Breakfast, Networking, Great Speakers, CEU. Join us! Sign up below:

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On October 16th, we are co-hosting a fantastic event specifically for Case Managers. Please consider joining us and our colleagues at Pearls Hope Home Health Care, and Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging for this Case Manager Appreciation event. We have a great group of speakers who will help uncover the often overlooked aging challenges including caregiver trauma, social isolation, and navigating complex systems. Beginning at 8am, the event will have breakfast, door prizes, community resources, and CEUs --- all centered on our theme of “Hidden Gaps in Aging”.

We hope you can join us. Please sign up below.

Join us to uncover the often overlooked aging challenges including caregiver trauma, social isolation, and navigating complex systems.

10/08/2026

We're hiring a Legal Assistant in Independence, OH. 📞📁

When a family calls us, it's usually during one of the hardest weeks they've had. A parent needs care, the paperwork is piling up, and they don't know where to start. The first voice they hear makes a real difference.

That voice could be yours.

As our Legal Assistant, you'll keep our office running and our cases moving:
✔️ Answer calls, schedule appointments, and greet families with warmth
✔️ Follow up on the one document nobody has sent yet
✔️ Put together Medicaid application packets and routine probate filings
✔️ Keep our case management system accurate and current

You don't need legal experience. If you're organized, kind, and quick to learn, we'll train you on the rest, and we'll pay for your notary commission. You'd fit right in if you've worked at a front desk, in medical intake, social services, insurance or claims, or a bank or title office.

💼 Full-time, in person, Monday–Friday
💰 $45,000–$55,000
🩺 Health, dental and vision (80% of your premium covered), HSA, 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%, 15 days PTO, free parking

To apply, send your resume and a short note about a time you kept something from falling through the cracks. We read every one.

👉 Apply here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4476912951/

Apply for Legal Assistant at Cleveland Elder Law in Greater Cleveland. Full-time Entry level role. See responsibilities, qualifications, and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

10/08/2026

Are you the person who brings order to chaos, and cares about how people feel along the way? 🧭

Cleveland Elder Law is hiring a Case Coordinator in Independence, OH.

Our work is part legal, part financial, and very personal. We help families through Medicaid planning, estate planning, and probate, often while they're caring for a parent who is aging or ill. In this role, you'll keep each family's case on track from kickoff to approval and make sure they feel supported the whole way.

What you'll do:
✔️ Be a steady, friendly point of contact for families and send them plain-English updates
✔️ Collect and verify documents, then prepare, submit, and monitor Medicaid applications
✔️ Coordinate trust funding and probate steps with our attorney and financial partners
✔️ Work with JFS, Area Agencies on Aging, and the courts

You don't need to be an experienced paralegal. Our systems handle most of the heavy document work. Your job is to keep things moving, check the details, and take great care of people. You'd fit well if you've been a care coordinator, patient navigator, benefits or social-services coordinator, admissions staff at an assisted-living or nursing facility, insurance case manager, or loan processor.

💼 Full-time, in person, Monday–Friday
💰 $55,000–$67,000, plus an annual bonus of up to $3,000
🩺 Health, dental and vision (80% of your premium covered), HSA, 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%, 15 days PTO, professional development, free parking

If you love helping people through a hard season of life, we built this role for you.

👉 Apply here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4476921551/

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10/01/2026

On October 16th, we are co-hosting a fantastic event specifically for Case Managers. Please consider joining us and our colleagues at Pearls Hope Home Health Care, and Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging for this Case Manager Appreciation event. We have a great group of speakers who will help uncover the often overlooked aging challenges including caregiver trauma, social isolation, and navigating complex systems. Beginning at 8am, the event will have breakfast, door prizes, community resources, and CEUs --- all centered on our theme of “Hidden Gaps in Aging”.

We hope you can join us. Please sign up below.

Join us to uncover the often overlooked aging challenges including caregiver trauma, social isolation, and navigating complex systems.

09/22/2026

Nursing home care in Ohio now runs about $9,186 a month for a semi-private room. When a parent enters care, the first fear most families voice isn't the bill. It's the house.

The good news: that fear usually rests on a misunderstanding.

The home is often one of the most protectable assets a family has, especially when they get good information early.

Our new article explains what's really at stake, and where the "we'll lose the house" story goes wrong.
https://www.clevelandelderlaw.com/blog/we-thought-wed-lose-the-house

09/15/2026

Are you a Case Manager that could use a few extra hours of Continuing Education? Please consider joining us and our colleagues at Pearls Hope Home Health Care, and Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging on October 16th for a Case Manager Appreciation event. We have a host of speakers who will help uncover the often overlooked aging challenges including caregiver trauma, social isolation, and navigating complex systems. In addition, the event will have breakfast, door prizes, community resources, and CEUs --- all centered on our theme of “Hidden Gaps in Aging”. We hope you can join us. Please sign up below.

Join us to uncover the often overlooked aging challenges including caregiver trauma, social isolation, and navigating complex systems.

09/01/2026

We had the opportunity to spend some time with a couple of our favorite organizations and people last week. Thank you to Neighborhood Family Practice for putting on such a great event and to DeclutterwithDevon for sharing such great insights on how to prepare your home for big changes in your life.

08/26/2026

If something happened tomorrow, could someone step in and manage your loved one's care without a scavenger hunt?
One of the kindest things a caregiver can do — for the family and for future-you — is a one-page master sheet: accounts, medications, doctors, insurance, and key contacts, all in one place.

It takes an afternoon. In a crisis, it saves days.

08/11/2026

- "We'll have to sell the house."

- "Medicaid will take our home"

- "The 5-year look-back means it's too late."

We hear these in almost every first consultation — and most of the time, they're wrong.

Our post breaks down six of the most common Medicaid myths, including why your home is typically exempt, how spousal protections keep the healthy spouse from being impoverished, and why gifts don't automatically disqualify you.

Before you make a decision based on something you heard at a family dinner, get the facts. Click Below👇

As an elder law attorney who has served Ohio families for more than 30 years, I have witnessed countless individuals struggle to navigate the devastating costs of long-term care. Concerns about complex Medicaid rules, extensive paperwork, and the possibility of losing hard-earned savings often deter