Archive Monthly Archives: February 2010

Adult children need to know what they’re signing

When crisis strikes and a parent is abruptly taken to the hospital with a heart attack, stroke or fall, adult children are often at a loss as to what comes next. Usually the next question is whether their parent is well enough to come home after hospitalization or should they receive rehabilitative care under Medicare […]

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Ten Facts Seniors Must Know On Leaving the Hospital

Hospitalization brings enough trauma for seniors and their families without considering complicated Medicare and insurance rules.  This said, it is critical nonetheless to know some of the basics.  Here are ten facts that seniors and their families must know before leaving the hospital.  You can appeal.  This is not to suggest that you should appeal […]

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Government Revenue Collection Policies That Make No Sense

People sometimes ask me where I get ideas for columns.  I tell them the ideas come walking in the door.  This does not mean clients necessarily although clients contribute their own tales.  The frustration of dealing daily with some truly nonsensical rules provides almost endless fodder for stories.  I strongly recommend writing as a form […]

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With Long Term Care, Free Advice Is Expensive

When I first began working in elder law about 14 years ago, information on Medicaid for seniors facing nursing home and long term care costs was difficult to obtain. Gifting rules left a wide margin. The rules were fairly complicated but consistent. Much of this has changed. Fourteen years later many people know someone who […]

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