Monday, March 29, 2021

NYT: "Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public."

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The headline of a  recent New York Times article posed succinctly the challenge nursing home rating systems present to an unwary public: ...
Thursday, March 25, 2021

Transfer of Home to Caretaker Child Effective Even Where Child Works Outside Home

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Medicaid rules permit a senior to transfer a home to a child that has establishes residence in the home and provides care necessary to age i...
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Importance of Senior Tax Deduction Returns in 2021

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A tax break for seniors that all but disappeared last year has resurface this year. This tax break benefits retirees in their 70s and up. Th...
Thursday, March 4, 2021

Lottery Winnings Hell?

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Everyone knows that winning the lottery can kill you; whether from crime or wanton excess, lottery winning related death is well known.  But...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Biden Reverses Trump EO; Seniors Can No Longer Opt Out of Medicare

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In October 2019, the Trump Administration issued an executive order allowing individuals receiving Social Security benefits to opt out of Me...

Esther's Law Protects Ohio Seniors in Nursing and Rehabilitation Institutions by Permitting Cameras and Monitoring

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Residents of Ohio’s nursing homes are permitted to place electronic monitoring devices in their rooms. “Esther’s Law” went into effect on Ma...
Tuesday, March 2, 2021

SNF COVID Crisis Over? SNF COVID Deaths Fell 66% in Wake of Vaccine Clinics as Overall U.S. Fatalities Rose 61%

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After a year of remarkable tragedy in nursing homes, a new analysis of federal COVID-19 data shows a significant drop in resident deaths in ...
Monday, March 1, 2021

England's NHS Saves Lives with World Leading "Dead" Heart Transplants

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More than 3,000 heart transplants were performed in the United States last year, according to the federal  Organ Procurement Transportation ...
Friday, February 26, 2021

One Man's Effort to Recover $280 Million in Bitcoin He Accidentally Threw Away

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Another object lesson regarding the risks of crypto-currency investing comes by way of James Howells, a 35-year-old IT engineer from Wales. ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Winner of $188M Powerball Sued By Her Ex-fiance Inmate

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I advise lottery players to consider the implications of winning, and strongly recommend that they retain legal and tax counsel BEFORE colle...