Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

May

Court Denied Medicaid’s “Caregiver Child” Exemption To Applicant’s Daughter Who Provided Care For 24 Years

May 17, 2016

A New Jersey appeals court ruled that a Medicaid applicant’s daughter, who lived with her...

May

Government Long-Term Care Benefits for New Jersey Residents (Video)

May 11, 2016

Government Long-Term Care Benefits for NJ Residents 908-232-7400 Vanarelli & Li, LLC provides comprehensive Government Long-Term...

May

Administrative Law Judge Reverses Reduction in Medicaid Personal Care Assistant Hours

May 2, 2016

I represented the 84-year old petitioner in P.R.-P. v. United Healthcare , a case in...

Apr

Payments from an Annuity Purchased with a Spouse’s “Resource Allowance” are Income under Medicaid

April 26, 2016

A New Jersey appeals court ruled that payments to the spouse of a Medicaid recipient...

Apr

Court Affirms Termination of Personal Care Assistance Services Received by Disabled Person Since 2009

April 22, 2016

In this case, a New Jersey appeals court held that a disabled New Jersey resident...

Apr

Did You Know…? In Some Situations, A Medicaid Applicant’s Home Can Be Gifted Without A Medicaid Penalty

April 8, 2016

In general, Medicaid rules impose periods of Medicaid ineligibility (“penalty periods”) when a Medicaid applicant...

Apr

Alzheimer’s Association Issues 2016 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures Report

April 7, 2016

The Alzheimer’s Association has issued its 2016 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report. The report is “a statistical...

Apr

What is the Medicaid “Look-Back” Period?

April 6, 2016

Medicaid, unlike Medicare, is a public benefit program based upon financial need. As a result,...

Mar

Assisted Living Residents Who Received Charitable “Fellowship Credits” Are Ineligible for Medicaid

March 28, 2016

A New Jersey appeals court held that a needs-based credit applied to the accounts of...

Mar

NJ Law Revision Commission Considers Statutory Revision to Codify Supreme Court Decision in Saccone Case

March 8, 2016

The New Jersey Law Revision Commission (“NJLRC”) is an independent legislative commission of the State...

Mar

SSA Must Now Provide Reasons for Claim Denials With Citations To Regulations When A Trust Causes SSI Ineligibility

March 5, 2016

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently published new guidelines mandating that the agency issue detailed...

Feb

Where to Find the Final Decisions issued by all New Jersey administrative agencies

February 15, 2016

Readers of this blog know that applicants for public benefits often appeal the decisions made...

Jan

Medicaid Denial Reversed; Agency Failed to Accommodate Disabled Applicant or Assist in Obtaining Information and Documents

January 25, 2016

After he was admitted to a nursing home in 2013, petitioner, R.P., accrued unpaid bills...

Jan

Medicaid’s Decision to Deny Disabled Woman’s Application for a Power Wheelchair is Vacated on Appeal

January 18, 2016

M.S. is a 73-year old residing in at a long-term care facility. She is a...

Jan

Medicare Now Covers Conversations About End-of-Life Care

January 8, 2016

Medicare beneficiaries may now discuss options for end-of-life care with their health care providers. Beneficiaries...

Jan

Roundup of Key Elder Law Numbers for 2016

January 5, 2016

Below are figures for 2016 that are frequently used in the elder law practice or...

Dec

SSA Publishes Regulations for ABLE Accounts Owned by SSI Recipients

December 22, 2015

As explained in previous blog posts here, here and here, an Achieving a Better Life...

Dec

Special Needs Trust Lacking Payback Provision Countable

December 13, 2015

In this case, a Medicaid application filed by the beneficiary of a special needs trust...

Dec

Determining Disability Under Social Security’s Rules and Regulations

December 1, 2015

Disability benefits are available to claimants under both disability benefit programs established under the Social...

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