Monday, February 7, 2022

More is not Always Better - CMS Adds Staffing Information to Care Compare

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that it will add data on staff turnover rates and weekend staffing l...
Friday, November 12, 2021

Annual Gift Tax Exclusion for 2022 Increases to $16,000.00

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Due to surging inflation, the  Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that the annual exclusion for 2022 will be $16,000, up from the curr...
Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Promissory Note Executed by Nursing Home Resident’s Daughter Is Not Illegal Third-Party Guarantee

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T he efforts of nursing homes to create and enforce filial responsibility , i.e., hold children financially responsible for a parent's ...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

SSI and other Social Security Benefits Set to Increase 5.9% in 2022

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People with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and other Social Security benefits will receive the biggest rise in th...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Senior Care Staffing Shortage Crisis- Nightmare Scenario Warns One-Half of Facilities Could Close

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The shortage of staff in long-term facilities and home care agencies has gone from a problem to a crisis, according to Howard Gleckman ,   a...
Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Three Assisted Living Workers Charged in Death of Resident

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Three assisted living facility workers are being prosecuted in the death of 86-year-old, Hazel Place, a resident who suffered from Alzheimer...
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Scrivener’s Error and Limited Power of Appointment Do Not Make Property Available to State to Recoup Medicaid Benefits

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A recent Massachusetts land court ruling is instructive regarding the extent to which states will go in attempting to collect resources for ...
Monday, September 20, 2021

Liberal Magazine Fires Shot Across the Bow of Cruise Ship Roth IRA

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A Roth IRA is an individual retirement account (IRA) that allows qualified withdrawals on a tax-free basis provided certain conditions are s...
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Nursing Homes Create Phony Diagnoses to Sedate Patients with Dangerous Drugs, Doubling Risk of Death

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The New York Times (NYT) , in a recent front-page Sunday article, " Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes ,...
Thursday, September 9, 2021

Filial Responsibility- Resident’s Son Not Liable for Breach of Contract Because He Did Not Cause His Mother to Be Ineligible for Medicaid

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T he efforts of nursing homes to create and enforce filial responsibility, even where state legislators have not enacted such legislation, i...