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Connecticut Law Tribune

Elder Law: Family, Friends Can Be Liable For Nursing Facility Debts

Admission into a nursing facility exposes residents, family members, and friends to potential liability for any purported debt owed to the nursing facility. The following two developments over the past year will affect the prosecution and defense of nursing facility collection actions: (1) the passing into law of a statutory cause of action for nursing facilities and (2) the case of Aaron Manor v. Irving.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Elder Law: The Government's Best Kept Secret?

While technology and better health care is helping people live longer and fuller lives, the downside is that more and more seniors will require some form of nursing home, assisted living or home health care to meet their needs as they age.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Elder Law: Expanding The Definition Of Long-Term Care

The average cost of nursing home care in Connecticut is more than $11,500 per month. Long-term care can be provided in an assisted living facility for approximately half that cost. Services provided in a person's home are usually even less expensive.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Elder Law: The Problem Of Observation Status

Over the past few years, the Center for Medicare Advocacy has seen a major increase in the calls related to Medicare beneficiaries who have been in the hospital for three days or longer and have been denied subsequent Medicare coverage of their nursing home care.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Elder Law: In 2013, Most Elder Law Developments Were Positive

There were several key issues that affected elder law in 2013. The first issue is a follow-up from the 2010 decision in the landmark case of Lopes v. Starkowski, No. 3:10-cv-3073010, 2010 US Dist. LEXUS 80829, at 4 (D. Conn. Aug. 11, 2010). The next issues are related to the Improvement Standard for Medicare and the observation status for Medicare.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Elder Law: Tax Law Changes Will Impact Estates And Trusts

With the start of 2014 and tax season already underway, now is a good time for people to once again consider the impact that tax law changes will have on their personal financial future. In particular, for those with estate plans in place and funded trusts, now is the time to develop and implement tax savings strategies.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Elder Law: Digital Assets Act Will Assist Lawyers For Elderly

A majority of the elderly now use the Internet and many have online access to their financial accounts. Most agreements governing online accounts ignore death and incapacity altogether, or worse, provide for automatic account termination if either occurs. This means agents, conservators, trustees and even personal representatives are often hampered when attempting to marshal and manage digital assets.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Elder Law Bar Pushes For 'Specialist' Status

Sharon Pope, a partner at CzepigaDalyPope in Hartford, has been fully supportive of efforts to increase specialization status for lawyers. Especially in her own practice area, elder law.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Siri Can Save Lives

New study suggests software on smartphones to manage medication may save lives in nursing homes.
1 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Elder Law Firms Bring Unique Strengths To Merger

Another key practice area is helping families who must care for children with special needs or severely injured adults. When Sharon Pope launched her own elder law practice in Hartford about six years ago, she was already thinking about a succession plan for her firm and her two associates
5 minute read

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