Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Hospice Provides Comfort for Veterans and Their Families

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ID 59996578 © Oleg Dudko | Dreamstime.com The following is a reprint of an excellent article from Veterans Family Matters and VAGA News...
Monday, June 1, 2020

Covid-19 and Elder Abuse- Increasing Risk to an Already Vulnerable Population.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is particularly destructive to older adults .  In addition to the heightened risk of morbidity and mo...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

CMS COVID-19 Guidance Should Please Nursing Homes and Concern Everyone Else

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On May 18, 2020, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a ten-page  Memorandum   making recommendations to state and loca...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Skilled Nursing Occupancy Slips as COVID-19 Rages

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The following is reprinted from Mcknight's Long-Term Care News : Occupancy at skilled nursing facilities took a hit following the o...
Monday, May 18, 2020

FTC Warns LTC Institutions: Stimulus Checks Are Not Available Resources So Keep Your Hands Off!

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Last week, this blog addressed issues arising from stimulus checks issued to the recently deceased. This week, stimulus checks are again a...
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

States Grant Nursing Homes Legal Protections in Wake of Covid-19

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At least 15 states have granted some lawsuit protection to nursing homes and long-term care facilities as a result of laws or governors’ ...
Monday, May 11, 2020

Stimulus Checks for the Deceased

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Several clients have called our office inquiring what to do with stimulus checks for their deceased loved ones. Many of these checks w...
Friday, May 8, 2020

Court Reverses Agency Decision Ignoring Appraised Value of Home for Purpose of Medicaid Penalty

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A New Jersey appeals court reversed a final Medicaid agency decision that ignored an appraiser’s testimony that the actual value of an ap...
Thursday, May 7, 2020

States Cannot Terminate Medicaid Benefits During Covid Crisis

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A provision in one of the coronavirus relief packages signed into law prevents states from terminating Medicaid benefits during the pandemi...
Monday, April 27, 2020

Company’s Ability to Change Terms of Irrevocable Annuity Does Not Make It Available Resource

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Medicaid applicant’s irrevocable annuity is not an available resource even though the company issuing the annuity has the authority to ch...