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.

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Skipping the 401(k) RMD Without Penalty For Those Continuing to Work After Age 70

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More than ever, workers are continuing to work into their 70s and beyond.  The general rules governing retirement accounts require nearly ...
Monday, October 2, 2017

Nursing Home Complaints Rose by 33% over Four Years

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From McKnight's Long Term Care News : complaints filed against nursing homes between and including the years  2011 and 2015   were up by...
Monday, September 25, 2017

Aging in Place: Use of Inappropriate Psychotropic Medications More Likely in SNFs with Over-Worked Staffs

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New evidence suggests a link between overwork staffs in nursing facilities and the inappropriate use of psychotropic and antiphsychotic...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Post-Irma Death Toll at Florida SNF at 9 as Provider Sues State Over Medicaid Ban

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McKnight's Long Term Care News reports :  The death toll from the Florida skilled nurs ing facility that lost its air conditionin...
Saturday, August 5, 2017

Aging in Place- Male Family Caregivers are Breaking Stereotypes

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There are 40 million family caregivers in the United States helping with everyday activities and personal tasks ranging from bathing, dress...
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...
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