Friday, April 24, 2015

Husband Acquitted of Nursing Home Rape of His Wife

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The jury acquitted the 78-year-old retired farmer and former state legislator of sex-abuse charge in a case that captured international att...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Elder Justice Website Aids Reporting Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation

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The United States Department of Justice has launched the  Elder Justice Website , as part of the Elder Justice Initiative designed to pro...
Saturday, April 18, 2015

Payments from Special Needs Trust Causes Section 8 Ineligibility

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Special Needs Trusts (SNT's) are generally designed to prevent beneficiaries from losing their Medicaid and Social Security eligib...
Friday, April 17, 2015

Estate Plans Should Consider and Attempt to Resolve Guardianship

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Well-crafted estate plans consider and attempt to resolve issues arising from incapacity and incompetency. Many estate plans are crafted to ...
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Tenant's Estate Sues Landlord for Buyout Payment- Contracts and Agreements Are Assets

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Estate planning is a discipline that requires periodic consideration and reconsideration of your circumstances as they change. When the e...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Husband Charged with Raping His Wife- Nursing Home Aids Claim Dementia Made Consent Impossible

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Henry Rayhons, is accused of having sexual relations with his wife at a nursing home when she was unable to give consent due to Alzheimer...
Monday, April 13, 2015

"Extra Help" Aids People With Limited Incomes Pay for Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

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Extra Help  is a federal program that helps people with limited incomes to pay the costs associated with Medicare prescription drug coverag...
Friday, April 10, 2015

Cleveland Attorney Accused of Stealing $115,000 from Estate

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An 84-year-old Cleveland attorney is accused of stealing $115,000 from the estate of a client, and using the money to pay his bills. ...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Nursing Home Resident Not Entitled to Hearing on Readmission After Hospitalization

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Nursing homes have almost unlimited authority to refuse to readmit a resident following a hospitalization.  This was demonstrated  recently...
Monday, March 30, 2015

Life Estate Renders Medicaid Applicant Ineligible

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Life estates are frequently used by seniors to gift real property to family members because the seniors are assured that the retained lif...