Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Court Rejects State Effort to Exploit Power of Appointment in Irrevocable Trust for Medicaid

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As a result of a recent holding, the State of Massachusetts was ultimately unsuccessful in its effort to exploit a somewhat common term in i...
Monday, July 26, 2021

Home Health Care Staff Shortages Threaten Health- Frustrates Aging in Place

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This Blog has reported the threat staffing shortages pose to the long-term institutional care industry , its residents, and its patients.  S...
Friday, July 23, 2021

Filial Responsibility Rule Means Son, Not Father, Must Pay Legal Bill for Negotiating Medicaid Penalty Reduction

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  A Pennsylvania trial court has ruled that the son of a Medicaid applicant must pay an elder law firm’s requested fee for successfully nego...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Pandemic Pets, Pet Companionship, and Estate Planning Considerations

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Pet companionship took on new meaning and importance during the pandemic as lock-downs, quarantines, social distancing, and social isolation...
Monday, July 19, 2021

Federal Law Preempts Minn. Law Treating Irrevocable Trusts as Revocable for Medicaid Purposes

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Filial responsibility laws make children legally responsible to support and care for indigent parents.  Under these laws, a  child's as...
Friday, July 16, 2021

Staff Shortages Worsen in Long-term Care Industry

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Among the many reasons supporting the decision to age in place is a worsening staff shortage in the long-term care industry.  A survey publi...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Son's Filial Responsibility Nursing Home Debt Dischargeable in Bankruptcy; Not Required to Spend All of Mother’s Assets on Her Care

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As previously discussed in this blog , nursing homes have devised various schemes to ensure collection of costs from family members of resid...
Monday, July 12, 2021

Nearly On-Half of Assisted Living Facilities Operating at Loss; Only One-Fourth Confident They Can Last Another Year or More

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Assisted living providers continue to face a serious economic crisis in the wake of the pandemic, according to the results of a new survey. ...
Friday, July 9, 2021

Isolation Impact: Death Rate Higher for Institutionalized Residents in Socially Isolated Neighborhoods

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Nursing home residents in socially isolated neighborhoods are at an increased risk of mortality according to findings from a   new study   p...
Friday, July 2, 2021

COVID-19 Still Killing 800 a Month in Nursing Homes

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Nursing home deaths from COVID-19 remain sharply down from their winter peaks, but the declines have now plateaued and more than 800 residen...