Elder Law Answers
Hiring a Caregiver: Should You Employ One Yourself or Go Through an Agency?
Most seniors prefer to stay at home as long as possible rather than move into a nursing home. . .
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PACE Helps Elderly Remain at Home Instead of Moving to a Nursing Home
Most seniors want to be able to stay at home as long as they can instead of moving into a nursing home. . .
Read moreStates May Now Extend Medicaid's Spousal Protections to Same-Sex Partners
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will now permit states to give Medicaid. . .
Read moreGroup Calls for Federal Probe into Florida's Firing of Nursing Home Advocate
A nursing home advocacy group is calling on the federal government to investigate Florida governor Rick Scott's recent . . .
Read moreOlder Long-Term Care Insurance Policy Does Not Cover Alzheimer's Facility, Court Rules
The point of buying long-term care insurance is so you don't have to worry how to pay for a nursing home (or other types of long-term care). . .
Read moreDementia Patient May Face Murder Charges in Death of Fellow Nursing Home Resident
Pennsylvania prosecutors have charged a 78-year-old dementia patient with assault and are weighing murder charges . . .
Read moreTax Act Brings Changes to SSI / Medicaid Treatment of Refunds, Tax Credits
Several little-noticed provisions in the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 fundamentally alter how the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid programs treat tax refunds and other tax credits, making it easier for elders and...
Read moreFlorida Governor Heeds Nursing Home Industry and Fires Advocate for Elderly
Florida governor Rick Scott has abruptly fired the state's top advocate for the residents of nursing homes and . . .
Read moreNursing Home's Relaxed Care Philosophy Does Not Exempt It From Federal Law
A Tennessee judge upholds a stiff penalty against a nursing home that allows residents to take "reasonable risks" . . .
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