The Shea Law Firm - The Woodlands, TX

The Shea Law Firm - The Woodlands, TX The Shea Law Firm helps families in The Woodlands get nursing home Medicaid and protect assets.

Woodlands, TX law firm that helps families get through nursing home, probate and estate planning issues.

06/18/2026

After your Medicaid case is won, Texas can still come after one thing once your parent passes. Most families never see it coming — and the fix takes one phone call to the bank.

06/16/2026

Most families never find out who's actually handling their nursing home Medicaid application until something goes wrong. And by then it's too late.

Here's the part the facility won't tell you. 👇

06/11/2026

His wife went into a nursing home and they told him he'd have to spend down over $600,000 before Medicaid would help.

He didn't. Here's exactly what we did instead. 👇

06/09/2026

Paying the sibling who took care of Mom felt like the right thing to do. In Texas, it can quietly become your family's biggest Medicaid problem — and most people never see it coming.

Here's the part nobody warns you about. 👇

06/04/2026

How do you protect more assets from nursing home bills, by getting divorced or by staying married?

06/02/2026

Can you transfer exempt assets after getting approved for nursing home Medicaid?

05/27/2026

The asset limit for nursing home Medicaid in Texas is not $2,000 if there is a healthy spouse at home.

05/06/2026

🚨 Texas Nursing Home Medicaid Rule Most Families Miss
You cannot apply while your loved one is still at home.
You cannot get pre-approved before admission.
Texas requires 30 consecutive days in a Medicaid-certified nursing home before they’ll even process the application.

You can lose $300,000 in a single afternoon. All it takes is one bad decision. Mike’s father-in-law was in the hospital,...
05/01/2026

You can lose $300,000 in a single afternoon. All it takes is one bad decision.

Mike’s father-in-law was in the hospital, and the next stop was long-term care. He had worked his whole life to save $270k in a 401k and had another $25k in the bank.

The common take is you have to spend every dime before Medicaid helps. If Mike had followed that advice, his father-in-law would have lost $293,000 before qualifying for a cent of assistance.

Instead of watching a lifetime of work vanish, they looked into legal asset protection. By the time the paperwork was done, they protected over $280,000. He is now on track for Medicaid approval without being penniless.

Don't let a hospital discharge planner or a nursing home administrator tell you that going broke is the only way. There are legal paths to keep what you've earned.

Many Texas families assume that once their parents' savings are gone, Medicaid will simply kick in to cover their curren...
04/22/2026

Many Texas families assume that once their parents' savings are gone, Medicaid will simply kick in to cover their current facility. In Texas, it’s not that simple. Medicaid only pays for care in specific, Medicaid-licensed nursing homes.

If your loved one is in an assisted living facility or a private-pay-only home, they won't simply 'convert' to Medicaid when the bank account hits zero. You may be forced to move them to a new facility at the most vulnerable time.

Before you commit to a facility, ask two critical questions:

Is this a Medicaid-licensed nursing facility?
Do you have a Medicaid bed available if we need to transition in the future?

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26314 Oak Ridge Drive
The Woodlands, TX
77380

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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