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Health Issues
25
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...
18
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...
08
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...
22
Oct

Introduction to Medicare

October 22, 2015
Medicare is the federal government’s principal health care insurance program for people 65 years of...
03
Sep

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. will be speaking at the 2015 First Annual End Of Life Conference

September 3, 2015
08
Jun

Malpractice Action Against Assisted Living Facility Dismissed; Plaintiff’s Psychiatrist-Expert Not Qualified To Render Opinion On Assisted Living Standard Of Care

June 8, 2015
In Singer v. Emeritus Senior Living Center, following a series of falls and the later...
28
May

Lawsuit May Proceed Against CCRC For Misleading Marketing

May 28, 2015
In DeSimone v. Springpoint Senior Living, the son of a deceased CCRC resident sued the...
16
Dec

Reduction in Care Services Rejected Unless Supported by Improvements in Recipient’s Medical Condition

December 16, 2014
Plaintiff, D.W., is a 48 year-old woman with Down’s Syndrome and the mental capacity of...
19
May

Determining Capacity in Seniors and the Disabled through “Observational” Assessment

May 19, 2014
Decision-making capacity involves four (4) key abilities: the ability to understand information relevant to a...
01
Sep

Making Medical Decisions For Someone Else: A How-To Guide

September 1, 2013
An “advance medical directive” (also known as a “health care advance directive” or “instruction directive”)...
23
Jul

Guardian Who Provided Care To Ward in Ward’s Home, Refusing To Place Ward in Nursing Home Against Her Wishes, Found Not Guilty of Neglect

July 23, 2013
Reversing state agency and appeals court rulings, the highest court of the State of Washington...
07
Apr

Overview: Continuing Care Retirement Communities

April 7, 2013
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (“CCRCs”) are considered “a viable choice for relatively healthy seniors with...
24
Oct

Class Action Challenging Medicare’s “Improvement Standard” Settled, Easing Coverage Rules for Beneficiaries

October 24, 2012
The settlement of Jimmo v. Sebelius, Docket No. 11-cv-17 (D.Vt., January 18, 2011), a nationwide...
09
Jul

Psychiatric Advance Directives

July 9, 2012
Today, most states authorize the use of some form of psychiatric advance directive (PAD). PADs...
29
Jun

In 5 to 4 Ruling, United States Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

June 29, 2012
In a landmark ruling released on Thursday, June 28, 2012, the United States Supreme Court...
10
May

Top 10 States With The Most Expensive Costs For Care In Assisted Living Facilities

May 10, 2012
The cost for care in an assisted living facility (ALF) varies widely throughout the United...
04
Dec

Podcast of Guest Interview on The Caring Generation, An Internet Radio Show

December 4, 2011
  Several weeks ago, on Sunday, November 20th, I was a guest on The Caring...
16
Aug

Low-Income Tenant Victorious in Lawsuit Preventing Housing Authority From Counting Distributions From Special Needs Trust As Income

August 16, 2011
An aged, low-income tenant with disabilities recently prevailed in a lawsuit filed against the Santa...
09
Aug

Guardian Removes Life Support From Terminally-Ill Patient Contrary To Wishes Of Health Care Proxy

August 9, 2011
At the time of the Court’s decision, Marie Fecoskay was an 87 year old woman...
03
Aug

The Creation Of A Health Care Proxy Under New York Law Does Not Trigger An Agent’s Authority To Make Health Care Decisions

August 3, 2011
Rita Stein, on behalf of herself and as executrix of the estate of her deceased...
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