Texas Nursing Home Medicaid Planning

You’re Trying to Do Right By Your Parent Without Losing Everything.

We help adult children navigate the nursing home Medicaid system — protecting as much of your family’s assets as Texas law allows, even if your parent is already admitted.

If Any of This Sounds Like You, You’re in the Right Place

Your parent just got admitted — or is about to be

You got the call. Now you’re scrambling to figure out how to pay for it and what you can still protect.

You’re worried about the house and savings

You’ve heard Medicaid takes everything. You don’t know what’s true, what can be saved, or whether it’s already too late.

You need answers, not a textbook

You don’t have time to become a Medicaid expert. You need someone to tell you exactly what to do and take it off your plate.

What We Do for Families Like Yours

We focus exclusively on nursing home Medicaid planning and related Elder Law solutions.

Protect The House

Texas Medicaid rules include specific protections for the family home. In many cases, the house doesn’t have to be counted at all — or can be protected through proper planning. We show you exactly where you stand.

Protect the Healthy Spouse

When one spouse enters a nursing home, the other isn’t left with nothing. Texas law gives the community spouse specific protections. We make sure they get every dollar they’re entitled to.

Qualify — Even If They Say You Can’t

Many families come to us convinced they’ve missed the window or made mistakes that can’t be undone. Most of the time, that’s not true. We’ll tell you honestly what’s still possible.

About Richard Shea

25 Years Helping Texas Families Through This Exact Crisis

Richard Shea has spent his career focused on one thing: helping families protect what they’ve built when a nursing home stay threatens to take it away. He doesn’t do wills, divorces, or personal injury. Just this.

That focus matters. Medicaid rules are complicated, they change frequently, and the mistakes that come from generalist advice are expensive. When you work with this firm, you get an attorney who has handled hundreds of cases exactly like yours.

Texas Bar Licensed

Personal Concierge Representation

25 Years of Experience

What Our Clients Say

Average 4.9 Rating Across Texas

“Mr. Shea answered my questions and assured me that this will all work out. That assurance gave me the peace of mind I was needing and knew he was taking care of my uncle.”

Clay R. from The Woodlands, TX

“My mom’s nursing home bill was just under $6,000 a month and with Richard’s knowledge of the Medicaid process her co-pay amount was reduced to $1,544.60 a month. Very fairly priced and very understanding of his clients’ concerns.”

Glenn Y. from Houston, TX

“Before I even retained Shea Law Firm’s services, Richard responded to my emails regarding situations I was dealing with just to be helpful. He continues to go above and beyond!!”

Steffanie J. from Spring, TX

Frequently Asked Questions

Usually not. In many cases, meaningful planning is still possible even after admission. The sooner you call, the more options we have — but “too late” is rarely actually true. We’ll give you an honest answer on your first call.

Not necessarily. Texas has specific rules that protect the family home in many situations — especially when a spouse or dependent is still living there. We’ll tell you exactly what applies to your family’s situation and how you can protect it before and after Medicaid eligibility.

We charge flat fees for Medicaid planning, not hourly rates. You’ll know the cost upfront before you commit to anything. We’ll also talk through whether the cost is justified given what’s at stake — we’re not here to take a fee on a situation where we can’t help.

We’ll tell you on the first call whether it makes sense to move forward. If there’s nothing we can realistically protect, we’ll tell you that too. We don’t take cases we can’t help with.

No — and this is one of the most costly misconceptions families act on before learning the truth.

The $2,000 figure is Texas Medicaid’s asset limit for the nursing home resident. But it says nothing about what the spouse at home can keep, what assets are exempt from spend-down entirely, or what legal strategies are available to protect assets before getting to$2,000.

Here’s what most families don’t know: Legal planning strategies exist that can protect assets even after a nursing home admission

Money spent down unnecessarily is gone — it cannot be recovered

The nursing home’s job is to get you admitted and billing. They are not Medicaid planners, and their staff is not trained to tell you what you’re legally allowed to keep.

Before you spend a single dollar down, talk to us. A short consultation could protect tens of thousands — or more.