Arizona Care Planning Council
Find a Council Member Providing Elder Law, Medicaid, or Estate Planning Services.
Use the search, map, or area links below (scroll down) to find help where you live in Arizona.
Elder Law, Medicaid, & Estate Planning Services
Phoenix (East Valley)
East of Central Avenue & I-10.
You can reach us toll free:
(877) 286-0402
(877) 286-0402
Sandy Messer
Trusted Elder Law & Asset Protection
Long Term Assurance, LLC (LTA) was started in 2009 to aid families in long term planning for their senior relatives. At that time, the Aid and Attendance Pension was just starting to be recognized as a viable option in helping veterans and their surviving spouses pay for unreimbursed medical expenses. While LTA is not an office of the Veterans Administration, Principal, Sandy Messer is accredited by the Veterans Administration for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for Veterans benefits before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
About Long Term Assurance, LLC | Contact Sandy Messer for Help & Information
You can reach me at:
(951) 378-5670
(951) 378-5670
Joseph T. Donnantuoni
a Certified Medicaid PlannerTM
If you wish to take caution before simply applying and to avoid improper denials regarding ALTCS in Arizona, I offer a 1 hour no-cost consult wherein I can advise you what I can do. Joseph works with Charles Wood, CMP, a 12-year monthly active planner. We have access to a national network of Elder Law attorneys. Joseph is a former NASD (now FINRA) Examiner of Broker dealers, Securities Industry Award winner 2020, and was recognized by FINRA dispute resolution in 2024 as having served as arbitrator for 25 years. He has a Real Estate license and represents National Gold Consultants. He is able to apply the tools and techniques applicable for Medicaid spenddown and use the rules that you are entitled to.
About Joseph T. Donnantuoni | Contact Joseph T. Donnantuoni for Help & Information
Phoenix (West Valley)
West of Central Avenue & I-10.
You can reach me at:
(951) 378-5670
(951) 378-5670
Joseph T. Donnantuoni
a Certified Medicaid PlannerTM
If you wish to take caution before simply applying and to avoid improper denials regarding ALTCS in Arizona, I offer a 1 hour no-cost consult wherein I can advise you what I can do. Joseph works with Charles Wood, CMP, a 12-year monthly active planner. We have access to a national network of Elder Law attorneys. Joseph is a former NASD (now FINRA) Examiner of Broker dealers, Securities Industry Award winner 2020, and was recognized by FINRA dispute resolution in 2024 as having served as arbitrator for 25 years. He has a Real Estate license and represents National Gold Consultants. He is able to apply the tools and techniques applicable for Medicaid spenddown and use the rules that you are entitled to.
About Joseph T. Donnantuoni | Contact Joseph T. Donnantuoni for Help & Information
You can reach us toll free:
(877) 286-0402
(877) 286-0402
Sandy Messer
Trusted Elder Law & Asset Protection
Long Term Assurance, LLC (LTA) was started in 2009 to aid families in long term planning for their senior relatives. At that time, the Aid and Attendance Pension was just starting to be recognized as a viable option in helping veterans and their surviving spouses pay for unreimbursed medical expenses. While LTA is not an office of the Veterans Administration, Principal, Sandy Messer is accredited by the Veterans Administration for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for Veterans benefits before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
About Long Term Assurance, LLC | Contact Sandy Messer for Help & Information
Prescott / Flagstaff Area
Yavapai and Coconino Counties.
Although this area is temporarily without a member to assist you we can still help you with any concerns you may have. We can also put you in contact with various elder care services in Yavapai and Coconino Counties. Click here to Request Assistance from the Arizona Care Planning Council.
Yuma Area
All of Southwest Arizona.
Although this area is temporarily without a member to assist you we can still help you with any concerns you may have. We can also put you in contact with various elder care services in Southwest Arizona. Click here to Request Assistance from the Arizona Care Planning Council.
Tuscon Area
Pima County
Although this area is temporarily without a member to assist you we can still help you with any concerns you may have. We can also put you in contact with various elder care services in Pima County and the Tucson Area. Click here to Request Assistance from the Arizona Care Planning Council.
Click on the Map to Locate Services
Phoenix (East Valley): East of Central Avenue & I-10.
Phoenix (West Valley): West of Central Avenue & I-10
Prescott / Flagstaff Area: Yavapai and Coconino Counties
Yuma Area: All of Southwest Arizona
Tucson Area: Pima County
About Elder Law and Medicaid Consultations
An attorney specializing in elder law helps older people and their families or caregivers in Arizona with elder-specific legal issues, estate planning and long term care planning.
Many of these attorneys spent a great deal of their time helping individuals or couples qualify for Medicaid and preserve assets from Medicaid spend down and recovery. Property ownership, special transfer allowances, application for hardship review, Miller trusts and family-beneficial use of spend down monies are areas where their services can protect family members and healthy spouses from undue hardship. Although they typically can't charge to fill out a Medicaid application, elder lawyers, through advice and guidance, can often accelerate the approval process saving the family a great deal of money. This often more than compensates for their fee.
On the other hand many elder attorneys do not just limit their practice to Medicaid planning but help elders and their families with all types of issues.
