About Us
Medicaid Consultants
Beschet Consulting Associates are specialized advisors who assist individuals, families, healthcare providers, and representatives with understanding and navigating the Medicaid program. Medicaid, a federal and state program offering healthcare coverage to eligible low-income individuals, seniors, and people with disabilities, has complex eligibility rules and application processes. Medicaid consultants are well-versed in these rules and provide essential guidance to help clients gain and maintain coverage, as well as plan for long-term care. Key areas in which Medicaid consultants offer support include:
1. Eligibility Assessment: Assisting clients in determining if they qualify for Medicaid, including navigating complex income and asset tests, which can vary by state and change periodically.
2. Application Assistance: Helping clients gather required documents and complete the Medicaid application accurately to avoid delays or denials, which is especially critical for those in need of immediate coverage.
3. Long-Term Care Planning: Advising clients on how to arrange their finances to qualify for Medicaid while protecting their assets, particularly when planning for nursing home care or in-home assistance.
4. Asset Protection: Working with clients to legally structure assets—such as trusts and property—to meet Medicaid’s strict asset limits without compromising their eligibility.
5. Compliance and Recertification: Helping clients remain compliant with Medicaid’s ongoing requirements, which may include periodic recertifications and reporting of any income or asset changes.
6. Coordination with Other Benefits: Ensuring Medicaid is coordinated with other benefits, like Medicare or private insurance, to optimize coverage and minimize costs. Beschet Consulting Associates are essential allies for individuals needing support with Medicaid’s stringent requirements. Their expertise ensures that clients receive the benefits they are entitled to while minimizing financial strain, protecting assets, and planning for the future.
Medical Social Worker Consultants
Beschet Consulting Associates are experienced social workers who offer specialized guidance and support in healthcare settings to help patients and families manage the social, emotional, and financial aspects of medical care. They bring deep knowledge of healthcare systems, patient advocacy, and community resources, enabling them to provide valuable support to patients dealing with complex health challenges. These consultants often work with hospitals, rehabilitation centers, hospices, and outpatient clinics, offering a range of services that address both immediate and long-term needs. Here are some key areas where Medical Social Worker Consultants provide expertise:
1. Patient Advocacy: Acting as advocates for patients to ensure they receive proper care, understand their treatment options, and navigate the healthcare system effectively. They help patients communicate with medical teams and clarify treatment plans.
2. Discharge Planning: Assisting with hospital discharge plans by coordinating follow-up care, arranging for home health services, and ensuring that patients have the resources they need to recover at home or transition to another facility.
3. Crisis Intervention: Providing emotional support during medical crises and helping patients and families manage acute stress and anxiety related to sudden illness, injury, or a new diagnosis.
4. Resource and Financial Guidance: Connecting patients to financial assistance programs, community resources, and support networks to help them manage medical expenses, insurance questions, and other financial concerns.
5. Care Coordination: Working with healthcare providers, insurance companies, and community organizations to coordinate services and ensure that patients have access to a continuum of care tailored to their needs.
6. End-of-Life Planning and Palliative Care: Offering support for patients and families dealing with terminal illness, including counseling on end-of-life decisions, advance care planning, and connecting them with palliative care or hospice services.
7. Education and Counseling: Providing education about chronic conditions, treatment options, and self-care strategies, along with emotional counseling to help patients cope with long-term health issues.
Beschet Consulting Associates Consultants play an essential role in supporting holistic patient care. By addressing social and emotional factors and coordinating necessary resources, they help improve patients’ overall quality of life and ensure they receive comprehensive support throughout their medical journeys.
Professional Conservatorship
Beschet Consulting Associates provides a Professional Conservatorship is a legal arrangement in which a court appoints a professional conservator to manage the personal and/or financial affairs of an individual who is unable to do so independently due to incapacity, such as advanced age, mental illness, or physical disability. Unlike family members or friends who might serve as conservators, professional conservators are trained, certified individuals or organizations that provide this service for a fee, often bringing specialized expertise in managing care and finances for those with significant needs. Professional conservators are responsible for ensuring the well-being and protection of vulnerable individuals, known as “conservatees,” and are often used when family members are unavailable, unable, or unqualified to act as conservators. There are two main types of conservatorships:
1. Conservatorship of the Person: The conservator manages the personal care and welfare of the individual, including arranging for medical care, housing, personal needs, and other aspects of daily life. They make decisions about the conservatee’s well-being to ensure they live in safe, healthy conditions and receive appropriate care.
2. Conservatorship of the Estate: The conservator manages the individual’s finances, assets, and property. This includes paying bills, budgeting, investing assets, managing property, and ensuring that the conservatee’s finances are handled responsibly. Conservators of the estate must often provide regular financial reports to the court.
Key responsibilities of professional conservators include:
• Financial Management: Overseeing income, paying bills, managing investments, and ensuring all financial obligations are met. Conservators of the estate may also work to protect assets from depletion and prevent financial abuse.
• Healthcare and Personal Care Coordination: Ensuring that the conservatee receives necessary medical treatment, appropriate housing, and personal care. This may involveworking closely with healthcare providers, caregivers, and social service agencies.
• Advocacy and Rights Protection: Acting as a protector of the conservatee’s rights and best interests, advocating for quality care, and ensuring they live in a safe, respectful environment.
• Court Reporting and Compliance: Submitting regular reports to the court detailing the conservatee’s financial status and general well-being to demonstrate that their responsibilities are being carried out ethically and transparently.
Professional conservators are typically regulated by state laws, and many are required to obtain certifications or licensure to ensure they are qualified to serve. They play a crucial role in supporting individuals who cannot manage their own affairs, working to protect their dignity, assets, and quality of life, especially when family or friends cannot fulfill this role.