Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Simple Will- Complex Problems: Will Drafter Does Not Help In Case of Undue Influence

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The problem with a Simple Will is that it is simple.  Simple means quick, easy, and, of course, inexpensive.  But, as with all professional...
Friday, June 24, 2016

Income-Only Trust Upheld Notwithstanding Trustee Power to Purchase Annuity

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The Massachusetts Court of Appeals recently ruled that the state Medicaid agency erred when it determined that the assets in an irrevocable ...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

One in Five SNF Residents Abused By Another Resident

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McKnight's  reports the results of a new study which reveals that at least one in five seniors living in nursing homes has experienced...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Paramedics Often Obstructed, Provided Insufficient Information On Nursing Home Calls

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McKnight's reported recently the results of a new survey which finds that paramedics often receive little direction from nurses or m...
Friday, June 10, 2016

Care Providers for the Disabled Get Reprieve From New Wage Rule

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Disability providers are getting extra leeway as the Obama administration moves forward with a new rule that many worried could force servic...
Thursday, June 9, 2016

Parents May Be Refused Details of Adult Child's Medical Care

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Michelle Andrews, from Kaiser Health News , has penned an excellent article explaining why many adult children should execute health care...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

In Ohio a Medicaid Lien Can Be Placed Against a Life Estate to Real Property Even After the Death of the Medicaid Recipient

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An Ohio appeals court recently ruled that a deceased Medicaid recipient's life estate does not extinguish at death for the purposes o...
Monday, April 4, 2016

Hospice Owner Accused of Instructing Nurses to Kill Patients by Overdose

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McKnight's reports that the owner of a Texas hospice company has come under fire for allegedly encouraging employees to overdose patien...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Senior Supplements Safety-Survey Suggests More Than 15% of Seniors Taking Potentially Fatal Combinations of Prescriptions and Over-the-counter Supplements and Medications

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Emily Mongan , Staff Writer for McKnight's , citing a recent study, warns that one in six seniors are ingesting prescription or over-th...
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Hospice Patients in SNFs Less Likely to be Visited by Professional Staff the Last Two Days of Life

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Medicare patients who received hospice care in a nursing home setting were less likely to be visited by professional staff in the last two...