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The Shriver National Center on Poverty Law has just published "What You Need to Know About Advocacy for Limited-English-Proficient Elders" Growing numbers of limited-English-proficient senior citizens frequently encounter language barriers when attempting to access government services and programs. Older people...

Medicare on Monday proposed limiting coverage of the anemia medicines that are the backbone of Amgen Inc.'s historically stellar growth, accounting for almost half of the Thousand Oaks (CA) company's sales. If Medicare follows through on its proposal, sales of...

An Ontario health ministry decision to severely limit pharmacists from dispensing so-called pill packs will push independent seniors into long-term care facilities, according to critics. Effective Friday, the Ontario government will pay for only two pill packs per month under...

... property can be left by the will of the community spouse to a special needs trust for the benefit of the institutionalized spouse or to the children. The elder law attorney must also be aware of the state elective share statute, which prohibits a person ... daughter must have been essential to the safety of the individual and consisted of activities such as, but not limited to, supervision of medication, monitoring of nutritional status, and ensuring the safety of the individual. There may be an ...

... oppressive and unfair advantage of another's necessities or distress." (Cal. Civil Code Section 1575). Without this amendment, the elderly plaintiff would have to prove that the perpetrator took the assets or property with an intent to defraud or in bad faith. ( ... home industry lobby has on many of our elected officials. Senate Bill 1140 also extends the statute of limitations for an elder or dependent adult to claim damages for financial abuse from three to four years from the date the plaintiff ...

... that the quality of her care will suffer. 5. The Court disagrees with the position of the Public Guardian for the Elderly that a child-beneficiary who serves as a guardian should not be permitted to propose a Medicaid spend-down plan ... the ward require intervention. [ N.J.S.A. 52:27G-25h.] This provision does not limit expressly the powers and responsibilities of the Public Guardian to guardianship services. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Footnote: 8 Counsel ...

... assets above this resource limit must be "spent down" to meet the costs of medical necessities and other long term care costs. There are a variety of estate planning strategies available to elderly, disabled seniors facing nursing ... to continue Medicaid benefits pending the appeal. At the hearing, the ALJ concluded that the parents' total resources exceeded the resource limit, and that a ten-month period of Medicaid ineligibility would be imposed with respect to Medicaid benefits that had been ...

... National Conference on Crime Against the Aging reports that the elderly are "eight times more vulnerable to crime than younger people, primarily because of their physical and financial limitations." Florida law defines a "vulnerable adult" ... persons taking advantage of older Floridians. According to Florida law, "exploitation" may include, but is not limited to: 1. Breaches of fiduciary relationships, such as the misuse of a power of attorney or the abuse of guardianship duties, resulting in the ...

... C.C.P. section 425.13, a statute imposing similar requirements in actions against health care providers, was inapplicable in elder abuse cases. The trial court denied the motion, finding that the rationale articulated in Covenant Care to exclude elder abuse- ... religious health care providers, even in the context of elder abuse actions: "Section 425.13 expressly applies only to actions "arising out of the professional negligence of a health care provider." It is limited both by the identity of the ...

... , current medical condition, and the probability of future medical needs, as well as other factors. Future medicals are limited only to those expenses that Medicare would pay that are related to the injury. Medicare does not pay all medical ... send your marketing ideas and articles to us. You can become a published ABA author. ________________________________________ The Elder Law Committee of the ABA General Practice Division is directed towards general practitioners and more experienced elder ...