We at San Diego Elder Law Center help our clients and their families with: - Identifying appropriate and quality care and resources for your family member, and accessing any available programs or funds to pay for such care; - Qualifying for Medi-Cal nursing home or VA coverage, while avoiding or minimizing “share of cost” and State recovery actions; - Pre-crisis and crisis planning to preserve our clients' estates for the benefit of themselves, their spouses, children and heirs; - Coping with the legal problems posed by dementia, special needs, incapacity, disability, or death; - Special Needs Trusts and other protective planning for the developmentally disabled; - Preserving eligibility for public benefits in face of inheritance or other new income or assets. ***The information presented on this webpage is offered for general reference only, and is not to be considered formal legal advice.