Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Half of Most Dangerous Nursing Homes Remain Treacherous for Residents After Homes Are Cleared By Regulators

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), sets the federal standards for nursing homes and determines whether they are in com...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Article: Philip Seymour Hoffman’s $12 Million Estate Planning Mistake

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Attorney John M. Goralka has written an excellent article for Kiplinger , entitled, Philip Seymour Hoffman’s $12 Million Estate Planning M...
Monday, July 24, 2017

Nursing Homes Selling Insurance - What Could Go Wrong?

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According to an article by Jordan Rau , writing for Kaiser Health News ("KHN"),nursing home companies have begun selling their o...
Sunday, July 23, 2017

Trust Can be Reformed to Change Beneficiaries

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Can a trust be reformed to add beneficiaries where the trust as originally drafted fails to include beneficiaries?  According to a recent...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Woman Posing as Nurse in SNFs Pleads Guilty

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McKnight's reports on the case of Leticia Gallarzo, 42, who posed as a registered nurse at three skilled nursing facilities and two ho...
Sunday, July 9, 2017

Irrevocable "Sole Benefit" Trusts Countable as Medicaid Assets in Michigan

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A trio of Michigan cases have invalidated the use of Irrevocable Sole Benefit Trusts in Medicaid planning for marital couples.  A Michiga...
Thursday, July 6, 2017

Maryland Repeals Filial Responsibility Law

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Maryland has repealed its little-used filial responsibility law. Maryland's filial responsibility law provided that adult children a...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

CDC Reports that LTC the Overwhelming Source of Legionnaires' in Healthcare Facilities

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Legionnaires' disease tends to be more common and deadly within post-acute care facilities than others — and providers need to do mor...
Thursday, June 15, 2017

Medical Evidence in VA Claims

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Although many factors are considered in the determination of eligibility for Veterans Administration (VA) benefits, one of the most impor...
Monday, June 12, 2017

Do-Not-Hospitalize Orders Underutilized, Could Reduce Hospital Stays

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Do-not-hospitalize (DNH) orders help reduce the number of hospital stays and emergency department visits for nursing home residents, but the...