Estate & Medicaid Planning
to Secure Your Legacy
At Fortified Elder Law, we take a team-based approach to guiding seniors and families through Medicaid planning, long-term care, and estate planning with clarity and confidence. Led by Attorney Rachel Fortenberry, our team is dedicated to protecting your assets and securing your future—helping you every step of the way.
A Team Approach to Your Peace of Mind
Elder law can be complex, but you don’t have to face it alone. We work together to create custom legal strategies that help you:
✔ Qualify for Medicaid while protecting assets
✔ Preserve your home and savings from nursing home costs
✔ Ensure your estate plan reflects your wishes
✔ Prevent unnecessary financial burdens on loved ones
Our Mission: Protecting What Matters Most
Every family deserves clear, compassionate legal guidance when planning for the future. Whether you’re preparing for long-term care, setting up a trust, or creating a power of attorney, we provide practical solutions that bring peace of mind.
What Makes Us Different?
✔ Experienced in Elder Law & Estate Planning – Rachel Fortenberry is committed to helping clients with Medicaid planning, asset protection, and estate planning.
✔ Local & Community-Focused – As a trusted elder law resource in Missouri, we help families make informed legal and financial decisions.
✔ Personalized, Compassionate Service – We take the time to listen, educate, and create strategies that fit your family’s needs.
✔ A Practical Approach to Planning – Whether you’re protecting assets from nursing home costs or preparing a comprehensive estate plan, we make the process smooth and stress-free.
At Fortified Elder Law, you’re not just a client—you’re family. Let’s secure your future and protect your legacy with a plan designed specifically for you.
Medicaid Planning, Trusts, Wills, & Powers of Attorney
Protect Your Assets & Secure Your Future with a Missouri Elder Law Attorney
Planning for long-term care expenses can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to navigate it alone. You need an elder law attorney who understands how to protect your hard-earned savings from being drained by nursing home costs or taken by the state.
At Fortified Elder Law, we help individuals and families with:
✔ Medicaid Planning – Ensuring you qualify for benefits while protecting assets
✔ Long-Term Care Planning – Preparing for nursing home care costs
✔ Medicaid Crisis Planning – Preserving assets when a loved one is already in a nursing home
✔ Estate Planning – Including Trusts, Wills, and Powers of Attorney
If your loved one is already in a nursing home or entering soon, we can often protect everything for a healthy spouse or preserve half of your assets for your family. Our goal is to empower you to protect both your legacy and your future.
The Right Estate Planning Documents Can Save Your Family Thousands
Did you know that having the right legal documents while you’re alive is just as important as having a plan for after you pass away? Without proper estate planning, your family could lose tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to long-term care costs.
Every adult—especially seniors concerned about nursing home expenses—should have:
✔ General Durable Power of Attorney (Financial POA) – Allows a trusted person to manage finances if you’re unable to
✔ Health Care Power of Attorney & Living Will – Ensures your medical wishes are followed and decisions are made by someone you trust
These essential documents could be the difference between preserving your savings for your care and family or losing everything to long-term care expenses.
Why Choose Fortified Elder Law?
✔ Trusted Missouri Elder Law Attorney – Focused on Medicaid, estate planning, and asset protection
✔ Compassionate & Personalized Guidance – Helping families navigate long-term care planning with confidence
✔ Proven Strategies to Protect Your Savings – Ensuring you receive the care you need while preserving assets for your loved ones
Don’t wait until it’s too late. Schedule a consultation today to secure your future and protect your legacy.
Emergency Nursing Home and Crisis Medicaid Planning
How to pay for the nursing home may keep you up at night, but we have answers. If a loved one is currently in or is needing to go into a nursing home, Fortified Elder Law can typically help save all assets to a healthy spouse or about half to a client’s family. This is a complicated process that requires an expert elder law attorney. If you’re considering applying for Medicaid, doing a Division of Assets, or a “spend down,” it’s best to reach out to our firm for advice before you apply. We can help!
Wills & Trusts
Wills and trusts are tools to ensure that your affairs are properly wound up once you pass away. Through proper estate planning, our firm can help ensure that your things and funds pass to who you want in the least expensive and least stressful manner.
Probate
Sometimes things don’t go to plan. Probate court is there to determine where a deceased person’s things are supposed to go. It’s incredibly important to seek the advice of an attorney well before the year anniversary of a person’s death. Probate is stressful, but we can help ease that burden.
Powers of Attorney
Are you above the age of 18? Then you are in need of Powers of Attorney, both General Durable (financial) and Healthcare. Powers of Attorney allow your family to get things done without having to involve the court down the road and are the most important piece of a quality estate plan.
Have you been told that your spouse needs to go into a nursing home? Have you been told that you will need to file for a division of assets? Did someone say that you will have to get a divorce to qualify for Medicaid benefits? Have you been told that you will need a spend down to qualify for Medicaid? Have you been denied for Vendor MO HealthNet or recieved a transfer penalty and don’t know why? Contact Fortified Elder Law today.