Aging-in-Place Planning and Elderlaw

The blog reports information of interest to seniors, their families, and caregivers. Recurrent themes are asset and decision-making protection, and aging-in-place planning.

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Friday, December 28, 2018

Guardianship Reform Helps, but Planning Shouldn't Wait

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Pennsylvania has implemented a Guardianship Tracking System (GTS), a new web-based system for guardians, court staff, Orphans’ Court cler...

Friday, September 11, 2015

Medicaid Applicant Bears Burden of Proof to Rebut Presumption that Joint Account Is Available Resource

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Attorneys so often counsel clients not to maintain and hold joint accounts for convenience with persons other than a spouse. In another ...

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Appellate Court Rule Approves Short Term Annuities Not Countable Resources For Medicaid

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a Medicaid applicants' short-term annuities are not resources even though the term...

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Use of Filial Responsibility to Collect a Nursing Home Debt Survives Federal Challenges

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The State of Pennsylvania is racking up victories supporting the use of filial responsibility in resource recovery of Medicaid benefits. ...

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Pennsylvania's Filial Support Law Survives Federal Challenge

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Pennsylvania's filial support statute has survived a multi-faceted challenge in federal court. Filial responsibility includes the leg...

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