Friday, December 4, 2020

Wife Had Authority to Transfer Property to Herself Under a Power of Attorney

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Planning for spouses is particularly tricky when one is acting one behalf of another and the latter is incompetent.   Transfer of assets to ...
Monday, November 16, 2020

A Trustee Has a Duty to Preserve Trust for Beneficiaries, Not to Ensure Payment of Alimony to Grantor’s Ex-Wife

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An Iowa appeals court recently ruled that a trustee of his father’s trust is not liable for interference with a contract when he stopped pay...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Feds Fail to Unlock Nursing Home “SLUSH FUND” to Fight COVID19

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A   Gray Media investigation   has blown the lid off of one the nursing home industry’s most guarded secrets—it’s called the Civil Monetary ...
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Good Idea: Rhode Island Lifespan Respite Project Work Initiative Increases Access to Respite Care While Training Nursing Students

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The Rhode Island Lifespan Respite Project at the Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging implemented a workforce development initiative, CareBr...
Thursday, October 22, 2020

Music and Memory Program Means Fewer Meds, Better Behaviors

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Photo  174795833  ©  Ljupco  |  Dreamstime.com Researchers from the University of California, Davis documented in the August issue of JAMDA ...
Thursday, October 15, 2020

Judge Can Not Impose an ‘Unusual’ Condition on a Reversal of a Default Judgment in a Nursing Home Breach of Contract Lawsuit

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Nursing homes are proficient in protecting themselves from risk of loss where Medicaid is concerned.  Spouses and children of the Medicaid a...
Saturday, October 3, 2020

Survey Suggests 64% of Residents Don't Leave Rooms to Socialize; More Report Profound Loneliness

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Nearly two-thirds of nursing home residents do not leave their rooms to socialize anymore since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, a   n...

Nursing Home Penalties for Noncompliance Expected to Rise

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Nursing home operators are on high alert for potential rule changes regarding civil monetary penalties (CMP's) after a lawsuit was filed...
Thursday, October 1, 2020

Trustee Authority to Sell Trust Property to Pay for Settlor’s Long-Term Care Costs

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Reversing a lower court, Wyoming’s highest court has ruled that a trustee has authority to sell property in the trust to pay for the settlor...
Thursday, September 24, 2020

Seniors Dying from Isolation Amid Pandemic- One Analysis Suggests Tens of Thousands

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Prohibiting visitors to nursing homes has arguably helped limit the spread of COVID-19. But what are the impacts of isolation?  For som...