Tag: Elder Law
California joins three other states in U.S. that allow physician assisted suicides. Controversy continues in California as the date approaches when assisted suicides become legal. On June 9, 2016, California will become the fourth state to allow doctors to assist terminally ill patients to commit suicide. Beginning on that date, residents of California can request […]
While it is common knowledge that Social Security is in trouble, not everyone knows why. Social Security has many sides that include the good and the bad. On the good side is the fact that Social Security will not run out of reserves until 2034 and on the bad side it will run out unless […]
Scammers often target the elderly at tax time. As a greater percentage of Americans enter retirement financial abuse of the elderly is on the increase but it can be reduced with some careful oversight. In the weeks surrounding tax day, scammers make calls pretending to be IRS agents looking for money that is owned and […]
Senate has passed the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015. The Older Americans Act, which was originally passed in 1965, includes many programs to help the elderly including healthcare, elder abuse prevention and coordination of care between various levels of government. The Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 was introduced in the Senate […]
Receives Highest Honor Bestowed By NAELA Washington, DC – On Friday, April 15th, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) announced that our Managing Partner, Michael J. Amoruso, was named a 2016 NAELA Fellow, one of only two awarded for this year. Michael’s election as a NAELA Fellow signifies that he is recognized by […]
It is important for most seniors to plan for and receive the largest possible benefit from Social Security. Since many people do not understand the Social Security system, they often do not receive the largest possible benefit check despite having worked most of their lives and contributing to the system. The Motley Fool recently offered […]
Bad behavior charges against a Texas hospice owner may have been sparked by reimbursement system. Texas hospice owner Brad Harris has been charged with overdosing patients and his reasons may have been unintentionally created by the reimbursement policies of Medicare and Medicaid, according to a Fox News report in “Texas hospice owner ordered nurses to […]
Elderly hoarders may face housing problems and some expensive bills. Hoardings creates problems for people who find it difficult to throw things away, making their homes so crowed it is difficult to clean and difficult to navigate. Hoarding can also be a problem for the elderly and for their families as described in “The Painful […]
Medicare considers funding diabetes prevention program. Identifying successful prevention programs and funding them has long been a challenge but there may be a breakthrough on diabetes as the Washington Post reports in “Medicare could soon pay for services to keep diabetes from developing.” A five-year pilot program was conducted at YMCAs throughout the U.S. designed […]
People who have approached Medicaid for assistance to help pay for nursing home care have long run into the “Look-back period.” Medicaid is designed to help Americans who are unable to pay for nursing home care but the agency takes a long look at those who have recently transferred assets. Since Medicaid is only supposed […]
