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New York Law Journal

'Trapped in Litigation': Lawsuit Warned of Staffing Shortfalls at Bronx Nursing Home Before COVID-19 Wave

Forty-five residents as of Tuesday have died due to the coronavirus at Kings Harbor Multicare Center, one of a handful of nursing homes statewide that have recorded more than 40 coronavirus deaths, state figures show.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hope for Home Confinement Fades for Ex-NY State Senate Leader Dean Skelos

The federal Bureau of Prisons didn't think Skelos would be eligible for home confinement due to an updated guidance, prosecutors report.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Elder Care Attorneys: Meeting Clients Where They Live During COVID-19

With concerns over COVID-19 intensifying, Connecticut elder care attorneys are meeting their clients where they live while taking precautions to mitigate the risk of infections.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Estate Planning Attorney's Role in Establishing Testamentary Capacity

Although estate planning attorneys cannot be expected to be physicians capable of diagnosing medical conditions, they do need to look for signs of diminished capacity among older clients.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

My Sister-in-Law Died by Assisted Suicide: Connecticut Braces for Aid-in-Dying Bill

Connecticut legislators will discuss an aid-in-dying bill this year, as proponent and opponents draw battle lines, and brace for litigation.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Medicaid Rescinding Restrictive Requirement

In a significant and constructive development, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that it will advise local Medicaid districts to no longer impose a restrictive Medicaid position that unnecessarily forced seniors into nursing homes. Daniel G. Fish discusses in this edition of his Elder Law column.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Addressing Challenges to the Practice

Tara Anne Pleat, Chair of the NYSBA Elder Law and Special Needs Section, discusses the importance of delineating those who are qualified to provide advice in this arena in order to protect the public interest and to protect the integrity of the legal profession.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Candis Trusty Has Dedicated Her Legal Career to Serving and Protecting the Elderly

The Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog partner laments that the elderly are frequent victims of fraud and loneliness and says "people have just got to care."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Estate Planning Can Help Prevent Tangled Titles

With homeownership being increasingly inaccessible for low-income individuals, it is more imperative than ever for homeowning families to retain this asset.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

HUD Steps In but Reverse Mortgages Still a Risk for Seniors

To many older Americans, a reverse mortgage seems like an attractive financial product to help them afford increased living and heath costs while staying in their family home.
8 minute read

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