Category Archives for Elder Care Law
Indecision and Decision – Continuing Care Retirement Communities
If you are approaching retirement or have already arrived you probably have received one – or several – invitations to come to a social and consider a new or established Continuing Care Retirement Community. The choices can be daunting. When I first began my elder law practice years ago choices were more limited. Today, especially […]
Continue readingObamacare, Trump Care and Other
If you are confused regarding heath care options today you could join a large club so to speak along with huge numbers of other Americans including policy makers, insurers, brokers and even elder law and health care attorneys. Insurance can be complicated. When discussing the “open enrollment period,”for instance, you should know a difference between […]
Continue readingCCRC’s What You Need To Know Before Signing
Continuing Care Retirement Communities in the US have become a staple of everyday living and a common topic of conversation among seniors trying to determine whether they should stay at home or move to an environment specially adapted to provide for their needs as they age. There is no lack of opportunity to learn generally […]
Continue readingThree Midnights Could Decide Your Health Care Coverage
With more than twenty years as an elder law attorney I have come to realize both how easy (or difficult) it might be to obtain health care coverage under certain circumstances and also how easily coverage can be lost due to what might be regarded as minor differences in description of conditions or lack of […]
Continue readingLegislation Introduced to Eliminate Medicaid Estate Recovery
On March 6, 2024 U.S. Representative Janice Schakowksy, Representative from Illinois and Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the House Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee, introduced a bill to totally eliminate Medicaid estate recovery. For those affected by the program it was a major move and this was the Congresswoman’s second attempt. Although in […]
Continue readingMoving to a Care Community? – Read the Agreement
When you have finally decided to move from home to a senior retirement community that has levels of care – or when moving to a personal care/assisted living community – you and your family might not be in the mood to read legal agreements. The type is usually small and you figure you have no […]
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