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Monday, March 2, 2015
Dementia -- A Triple Whammy for Women
Alzheimer's Research UK is releasing a report this month about the impact of dementia on women. Details released in advance of the formal launch are eye-opening.
As reported in The Guardian, "'Dementia is a life-shattering condition and represents a 'triple whammy' for women,' said Hilary Evans, director of external affairs at Alzheimer's Research UK. 'More women are dying of dementia, more women are having to bear the burden of care, while a disproportionate number of women currently working in dementia research are having to leave science.'"
The full study calls for the government to make a significant increase in its funding of dementia research and an improved investment in care. Further, the report will explain that:
■ More than 500,000 women [in the U.K.] are now affected by dementia. About 350,000 men have the condition.
■ Women over 60 are now twice as likely to get dementia as breast cancer.
■ Women are more than two-and-a-half times more likely than men to be care-givers of people with dementia.
■ Most care- givers do not choose or plan to take on this role and often find the experience highly stressful.
Thanks to friends at CARDI, the Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland for sharing this news. The formal launch of the Alzheimer's Research UK report appears timed to coincide with their "sold-out" 2015 Conference on March 10-11 in London.
March 2, 2015 in Cognitive Impairment, Current Affairs, Dementia/Alzheimer's, International, Science, Statistics | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Friday, February 27, 2015
Giving While Living -- Completing Chuck Feeney's Original Mission for Atlantic Philanthropies
For more than twenty-five years, The Atlantic Philanthropies has been one of the most important funding sources for nonprofit and NGO work on health, education and equality issues in the U.S. and beyond, often providing key support for legal advocates including those at the National Senior Citizens Law Center (with its new name, Justice in Aging). My first encounter with AP began in Ireland in 2009-10, when I was based at the Changing Ageing Partnership, an AP funded-project at Queen's University Belfast.
Everywhere I turned during that sabbatical, I encountered the good works underway as the result of Chuck Feeney's decision in the mid-1980s to transfer virtually all of his considerable personal wealth to Atlantic. I learned that for the first half of AP's history, the grantmaking was anonymous and Chuck Feeney's role was largely unknown. The publication of The Billionaire Who Wasn't, by Irish writer Conor O'Clery, helped to change that visibility, and Mr. Feeney began to embrace a more public commitment to "giving while living."
My own work was impacted by what I learned that year, and I soon added a course on Nonprofit Organizations Law to my teaching package at Penn State's Dickinson Law.
Now Atlantic Philanthropies is facing its final two years of new grants, with 2016 being the concluding year. The final grants will focus on four themes:
February 27, 2015 in Books, Current Affairs, Ethical Issues, Grant Deadlines/Awards, International | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Why A "Pooled Trust" for Special Needs?
Texas attorney Renée C. Lovelace has literally written the book -- a guidebook -- on Pooled Trust Options. Renée was a recent guest speaker at Penn State's Dickinson Law, appearing before students in an advanced seminar on planning techniques. Indeed, our students had specifically asked to hear from experienced practitioners on special needs trusts, and with the help of the National Elder Law Foundation we were able to host a nationally known speaker to do just that.
Renée (third from the left, in blue) helped our students identify appropriate uses of pooled trusts, such as where the beneficiary's needs could be uniquely well-served by a trustee who is familiar with the challenges sometimes encountered in managing assets on behalf of persons with disabilities.
While the special needs beneficiary may be frustrated by a manager's handling of "his" (or "her") money, sometimes it is the family that has questions about application of the law. Recently I was reading a New Jersey case decision, where a family was challenging the state's attempt to seek reimbursement for medical and care expenses expended by the state, following the death of their disabled daughter. At the core of the dispute was what appeared to be a misunderstanding on the part of the family about the nature of their daughter's special needs trust, which they were describing as a pooled trust. The court pointed out, that in the absence of a nonprofit manager, the trust could not be deemed a (d)(4)(C) trust or "pooled" trust, that would have allowed assets remaining after the death of the daughter to stay in the trust for the benefit of other disabled persons, rather than be subject to the state's reimbursement claim.
Thus, the case is a reminder that pooled trusts, properly created and managed are usually drafted as special needs trusts (SNTs). However, not all SNTs are pooled trusts. Or as Renée explains so well in her thorough guidebook:
February 27, 2015 in Books, Consumer Information, Current Affairs, Estates and Trusts, Health Care/Long Term Care, Medicaid, Social Security | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Thursday, February 26, 2015
The French "Bettencourt Affair" - A "Universal Story" on the Cover of the NYT
The New York Times offers dramatic front page coverage of a criminal trial against ten defendants in France, accused of manipulation of Liliane Bettencourt, the 92 year-old heir of the L'Oreal cosmetics fortune. The defendants include a "celebrity photographer" (and his "long-time companion"), a former wealth manager, and an 81-year-old notary "who certified, with misgivings, Mrs. Bettencourt's decision to make" the 67-year-old photographer her sole heir, cutting out her only daughter.
Serious money is involved, with Forbes once estimating Mrs. Bettencourt's fortune at more than $40 billion. She has been diagnosed with "dementia and moderately severe Alzheimer's."
The prosecutors said her advanced age, the beginnings of dementia and a daily medical regimen of 56 pills, including antidepressants, also invited exploitation. And investigators contend that the schemes were so widespread that they included a political scandal involving a former finance minister seeking cash for the 2007 presidential campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy.
Some of the house staff members risked their jobs to challenge her advisers and confidants, particularly a French society photographer who gained the largest share of her fortune. At one point, investigators estimated that share to be about a billion euros, or $1.13 billion, in gifts during 20 years of friendship ending in 2010.
"Liliane wanted to do things for me, to ease my life," testified the photographer, François-Marie Banier, 67, who is facing the highest penalty of the defendants, three years in prison. "I refused things like a mansion. But she took it so poorly. It's really hard to cross that extraordinary woman."
For all the details, sadly familiar if you followed the Brooke Astor history of wealth and manipulation, about the trial that just ended before a panel of judges who will issue their verdict on May 28, read "The Case of L'Oreal Heiress, A Private World of Wealth Becomes Public."
February 26, 2015 in Cognitive Impairment, Crimes, Current Affairs, Dementia/Alzheimer's, Elder Abuse/Guardianship/Conservatorship, Ethical Issues, International | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Graying of American Voters: One of Top Ten Demographic Trends Affecting Policies & Politics
A new research project on demographics of the U.S., with funding from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, brings together the Center for American Progress, the American Enterprise Institute, and demographer William H. Frey of the Brookings Institution. The project goals are:
- To document and analyze the challenges to democracy posed by the rapid demographic evolution from the 1970s to 2060
- To project the race-ethnic composition of every state to 2060, which has not been done for 20 years
- To promote a wide-ranging and bipartisan discussion of America's demographic future and what it portends for the nation's political parties and policy
The team's first report identifies a Top Ten list of demographic factors likely to impact the future of both policy-decisions and politics, including #6 on the "Graying of America." Graphics illustrate each of the projections, including this one on aging.
For more complete results, see The States of Change: Demographics and Democracy, 1974 to 2060.
Thanks to GW Law Professor Naomi Cahn for sending this report! The statistics should be useful for generating student discussion in a wide range of courses.
February 26, 2015 in Current Affairs, Discrimination, Ethical Issues, Statistics | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Sunday, February 22, 2015
First White House Conference on Aging Regional Forum Held in Tampa, Florida
The first White House Conference on Aging Regional Forum was held on February 19, 2015 in Tampa Florida. The morning featured comments by the WHCOA Executive Director Nora Super and remarks by Cecilia Munoz, Assistant to the President and Director, Domestic Policy Council. Two panels followed, with comments by panelists on the 4 topics of emphasis for the 2015 WHCOA, healthy aging, long term services and supports, retirement security and elder justice. In the afternoon, participants were divided into working groups for those 4 topics, where they discussed priorities, obstacles, and actions. Representatives from each working group presented the group's topic recommendations in a closing panel presentation moderated by Kathy Greenlee, Administrator for the Administration on Community Living and the Assistant Secretary for Aging. In person attendance was invitation only, but the event was live webcast through HHS. The next regional forum is set for Phoenix, Arizona on March 31st. Visit the WHCOA forums website a day or so before the event to register for the live webcast.
February 22, 2015 in Current Affairs, Dementia/Alzheimer's, Elder Abuse/Guardianship/Conservatorship, Health Care/Long Term Care, Medicaid, Programs/CLEs, Retirement, Social Security | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Friday, February 20, 2015
Cutting Edge in Seasoned Cooking; Not So in Hiring "Seasoned" Employees?
Seasons 22 Restaurants, with locations in more than ten states nationwide, has a reputation for dining that emphasizes farm-to-table freshness, naturally seasoned cooking, and with a pledge that nothing on the menu is over 475 calories. Cutting edge, and hip.
Not so hip are the allegations by the EEOC that since 2010 the chain "engaged in a nationwide pattern or practice of age discrimination in hiring hourly workers," as described in a lawsuit filed by the EEOC this month:
"According to the lawsuit, various Seasons 52 management hiring officials would travel to new restaurant openings to oversee their staffing. Older, unsuccessful applicants across the nation were given varying explanations for their failure to be hired, including 'too experienced,' the restaurant's desire for a youthful image, looking for 'fresh' employees, and telling applicants that Seasons 52 'wasn't looking for old white guys.'
Age discrimination violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The EEOC filed suit Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-20561-JLK, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The agency seeks monetary relief for applicants denied employment because of their age, the adoption of strong policies and procedures to remedy and prevent age discrimination by Seasons 52, and training on discrimination for its managers and employees.
'This case represents one example of the barriers to hiring that some job applicants face,' said Malcolm S. Medley, district director for the EEOC's Miami District Office. 'Eradicating barriers to employment opportunities is a priority of the Commission.'"
Thanks to students in the Elder Law class at George Washington Law for sharing news of this case, which includes the response by Darden (the parent company) spokesman, denying the allegations and pledging to "defend this claim vigorously."
February 20, 2015 in Current Affairs, Discrimination, Ethical Issues, Federal Cases, Federal Statutes/Regulations | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Monday, February 16, 2015
Canadian Centre for Elder Law in Vancouver: Call for Abstracts for November 2015 Conference
The Canadian Centre for Elder Law and the British Columbia Law Institute have extended a call for panel proposals for their November 2015 Elder Law Conference in Vancouver.
The themes for the two day conference are:
November 12 (Day 1): Connecting Across Discipline and Geography:
Join practitioners from law, social work, health care, finance, non-profit and other sectors from across the country and around the world to talk about the challenges and issues involved in working with older adults. Particular topic areas we are seeking include:
- elder abuse,
- assisted living and retirement housing,
- financial abuse,
- guardianship,
- pensions,
- age friendly communities, and
- outreach strategies.
November 13 (Day 2): Key Practice Challenges and Hot Topics in Legal
Explore issues engaged in powers of attorney and substitute decision-making, health care decision-making and end of life care, mental capacity and dementia, elder abuse and neglect, and other challenging subjects that arise in representing older adults and their families.
Contact National Director Krista Bell with any questions, and additional details, including submission information are available here.
February 16, 2015 in Consumer Information, Current Affairs, Elder Abuse/Guardianship/Conservatorship, Estates and Trusts, Ethical Issues, Health Care/Long Term Care, Housing, International, Retirement, Social Security | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Thursday, February 12, 2015
More Millennials than Boomers
We know there are a lot of Boomers and we expect the Boomers to have a significant impact on aging issues. But, although there are a lot of Boomers, the Boomers aren't the largest cohort of the U.S. population, In fact, the Millennials are #1. According to an article in the New York Times, Millennials Set to Outnumber Baby Boomers. The Millennials are the cohort born between 1981-1997. according to the article, they will hit 75.3 million living members, which will make them a larger cohort than the Boomers. Here's a question-since we are c18 years out, how does this generation continue to grow? According to the article, it is because of "[a]n influx of immigrants, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. And, of course, members of the boomer generation, currently at 74.9 million, are beginning to die in greater numbers."
The article goes on to discuss how demographers determine the years that define a cohort and what is expected regarding the actions of Millennials. Boomers, take heart. The Millennials may outnumber us, but we still rock on! The Pew Research article, This Year, Millennials Will Overtake Baby Boomers, referenced in the NY Times piece may be accessed here.
February 12, 2015 in Current Affairs, Statistics | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Administration on Aging Issues New Rules on States' Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs
New rules from the "Administration on Aging of the Administration for Community Living." Honestly, is that the longest title for any unit in federal government? AoA and ACL operate under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and recently issued new final rules governing Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs.
Ombudsmen have traditionally had important roles to play as advocates for elderly or disabled residents in facility-based care.
The new rules complete the process of approval that commenced with proposed rules in June 2013. The effective date for the new rules -- deferred to permit implementation and training -- is July 1, 2016.
In a recent email to interested stakeholders, David Godfrey, senior attorney at the ABA's Commission on Law and Aging, comments positively on the new rules:
"Exciting news! ... A culmination of several years of collaborative work with our partners, this rule guides implementation of the portions of the Older Americans Act governing grants to states for operation of Long-Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman programs.
- Key issues this rule addresses include:
- Responsibilities of key figures in the system, including the Ombudsman and representatives of the Office of the Ombudsman;
- Responsibilities of the entities in which LTC Ombudsman programs are housed;
- Criteria for establishing consistent, person-centered approaches to resolving complaints on behalf of residents;
- Appropriate role of LTC Ombudsman programs in resolving abuse complaints; and
- Conflicts of interest: processes for identifying and remedying conflicts so that residents have access to effective, credible ombudsman services."
As noted in the introduction to the new rules, a major reason for the change is to achieve better consistency across the nation, while still preserving the "independence" that has been a hallmark of the best programs.
February 12, 2015 in Current Affairs, Ethical Issues, Federal Statutes/Regulations, Health Care/Long Term Care | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Is there a "Primal Urge" to Withdraw in Retirement -- and More So As Death Nears?
Driving home last evening, I had one of those "driveway" moments, where you don't want to shut off the car -- and thus the radio -- because a program on NPR is so compelling.
This time it was the Invisibilia story of Iggy Ignatius, born in India, but living in Florida. He decided to create a retirement community that looked like home, with low buildings, a courtyard, Bollywood movies, lots of Indian food, and lots of ... Indians. At first, his creative timing seemed all wrong, as he was opening the doors in 2008, on the threshold of what turned out to be a deep recession, hitting many Florida housing ventures hard. But, in fact, he sold out the first condo wing almost immediately, and success has apparently continued. Iggy has a theory for the popularity of his Indian retirement community:
"And at that time, he thinks, it's beyond your control. No matter who you are, you'll experience a deep primal desire to withdraw, like a salmon swimming upstream to the place of its birth to spawn and die. 'I think that is an animal instinct which we as human beings seem to have.'"
Hmmm. I'm not sure spawning salmon are experiencing the same motivations as elderly individuals, regardless of ethnicity. But, the story continued with a potential science-based explanation:
"Iggy is absolutely right, according to Jeff Greenberg, a professor of psychology at the University of Arizona. If you raise the specter of death in a person's mind, he says, Christians like Christians better; Italians like Italians better. Even Germans, who are usually pretty lukewarm about other Germans, if you get them to contemplate their own mortality, suddenly they really like Germans...."
Thus, if true, there is a potential dark side to a "return to kind," both in terms of the subconscious fears that may drive it, and the impact on community and society.
Does this make sense to you? To read or listen to the whole story, go to "Being With People Like You Offers Comfort Against Death's Chill."
February 7, 2015 in Current Affairs, Housing, Retirement, Science | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Part 2 of "Death of a Black Nursing Home" - Medicaid's Racism
Part 2 of the provocative New America Media series on "Death of a Black Nursing Home," describes a pervasive, discriminatory impact by states in deciding how to use Medicaid funding for health and long-term care. In "Why Medicaid's Racism Drove Historically Black Nursing Home Bankrupt," Wallace Roberts writes:
"About 90 percent of Lemington's residents were Medicaid recipients. The industry's average, however, is 60 percent, so Lemington's mission of providing care for low-income people from the area put it at a competitive disadvantage.
Lemington's over-reliance on Medicaid was the principal reason its debt grew from a few hundred thousand dollars in 1984, to more than $10 million, including a $5.5 million mortgage on a new facility in 1984.
Pennsylvania's Medicaid payments for nursing home reimbursement were too low to enable the home to hire enough trained staff. Lemington's former human resources director, Kevin Jordan, noted that the home was "always scrambling to cover payroll" and spent lots of money on 'legal fees fighting the union.'"
The article details serious mistakes made by individuals in the operation of Leimington Home for the Aged, but also points to essential problems in Medicaid funding that doomed the facility to failure. The author calls for reforms, including a consistent, national approach to long-term care funding, to eliminate -- or at least reduce -- the potential for misallocation of money by states:
"Although the leadership of Lemington Home must bear the responsibility for those legal judgments and the fate of an important institution, the racist history imbedded in Medicaid's rules for the past 80 years should share the brunt of the blame for bankruptcies at hundreds of long-term care homes largely serving black, latino and low-income elders.
One needed change would be to award nursing homes in African American, Hispanic and low-income neighborhoods serving large numbers of Medicaid recipients larger "disproportionate share payments." Under the law, such homes receive additional reimbursements for serving a larger-than-usual proportion of very poverty-level residents. But the higher rate also doesn't kick in unless a facilty has at least a 90 percent occupancy rate, which many homes like Lemington can't easily reach. Rules relaxing that standard would bring badly needed revenue to vulnerable homes.
Congress could also require that all nursing homes accept a minimum number of Medicaid patients so as to spread the financial burden.
But to truly do the job, Medicaid should be federalized—taken out of the hands of state and local officials, many of whom use get-tough rhetoric in elections to stigmatize and punish often-deserving people...."
The full articles are interesting -- we will link to any future parts of this bold series.
February 4, 2015 in Current Affairs, Discrimination, Elder Abuse/Guardianship/Conservatorship, Ethical Issues, Federal Cases, Federal Statutes/Regulations, Health Care/Long Term Care, Housing, Medicaid, Medicare | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Sunday, February 1, 2015
"Insider" Greg O'Brien Continues His Story on Alzheimer's on NPR
Part 2 of Greg O'Brien's NPR report on his personal journey with Alzheimer's is now available. He has a remarkable way of capturing the process with words -- a bit of irony:
"A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, says Greg O'Brien, doesn't mean your life is instantly over. 'There is this stereotype that ... you're in a nursing home and you're getting ready to die,' he told NPR. 'That's not true.'
'It's like a plug in a loose socket,' he says. 'Think of yourself, wherever you are in the country, and you're sitting down and you want to read a good book, and you're in a nice sofa chair next to a lamp at night. And the lamp starts to blink. You push the plug in and it blinks again and you push the plug in. ... Well, pretty soon you can't put the plug back in again because it's so loose, it won't stay there. And the lights go out forever.'"
February 1, 2015 in Cognitive Impairment, Current Affairs, Dementia/Alzheimer's | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Third Circuit: Officers & Directors of Bankrupt Nursing Home Liable for "Deepening Insolvency" But Punitive Damages Not Proven re Directors
We reported in December 2013 about the long saga of the Lemington Home for the Aged, a troubled nursing home that sought bankruptcy court protection in 2010. Now, in a 2015 decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, following an appeal from the March 2013 jury verdict that awarded the Home's unsecured creditors a total of $5.75 million, key issues about that damage award are addressed.
Judge Vanaskie, who had taken the lead on an earlier appellate opinion regarding the officers and directors, provided some relief for the five former directors on the nonprofit organization's board, who faced joint and several liability for more than $3.5 million in punitive damages. The opinion begins with a concise summary of the outcome:
"This lawsuit, which concerns the mismanagement of a Pittsburgh-area nursing home and its ensuing bankruptcy, comes before the Court for a third time on appeal. In the present appeal, the Defendants, two former Officers and fourteen former Directors of the nursing home, present several challenges to the jury's verdict, which found them liable for breach of fiduciary duties and deepening insolvency. The jury also imposed punitive damages against the two Officers and five of the Directors.
We will affirm the jury's liability findings and the punitive damages award imposed against the Administrator and the Chief Financial Officer of the nursing home. We will, however, vacate the jury's award of punitive damages against the Defendants who served on the nursing home's Board of Directors. We conclude that the punitive damages award against those Defendants was not supported by evidence sufficient to establish that they acted with 'malice, vindictiveness and a wholly wanton disregard of the rights of others .' Smith v. Renaut, 387 Pa. Super. 299, 564 A.2d 188, 193 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1989) (citations omitted)."
January 29, 2015 in Current Affairs, Ethical Issues, Federal Cases, Health Care/Long Term Care, Retirement | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Should the Senior Housing Market Segment Known as "CCRC" Change Its Name?
LeadingAge, an senior housing and senior care organization that often takes a prominent advocacy role on behalf of nonprofit Continuing Care Retirement Communities, has a "NameStorm Survey" underway. The survey explores whether another name (and presumably an acronym other than CCRC) would better "resonate with consumers?" Everyone is invited to weigh-in, including current residents at CCRCs.
Here's the link to the reasons for the brainstorming of names, and here is a link to the on-line survey, that takes just a few minutes. The survey window closes on February 15, 2015.
January 28, 2015 in Consumer Information, Current Affairs, Health Care/Long Term Care, Housing | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Congressional Leaders Seek Answers on Enforcement of Medicaid Asset Transfer Rules
Republican chairs of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Finance Committee recently wrote to the head of Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), demanding explanation for why 22 states and D,C. are "failing" to implement federal laws about Medicaid eligibility and asset transfer rules for Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) benefits. They write:
"We are troubled to learn that many states have not implemented all of the eligibility and asset transfer requirements enacted by OBRA and DRA. Information provided to us by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) shows that, as of November 2013, only 28 states reported they implemented all of the relevant provisions from these two laws. Thus, although it has been over 20 years since enactment of OBRA and nearly 10 years since DRA, the remaining 22 states and the District of Columbia have yet to comply with federal law. California, which accounts for 12 percent of Medicaid LTSS spending, reported that it has not implemented the majority of the relevant provisions. As a result, federal Medicaid dollars may be paying for care for individuals who are not eligible for coverage under federal law, which puts a strain on resources for those individuals who are eligible and in need."
The Chairmen ask for answers to a list of questions (by February 27), focusing on what action CMS is taking or will take to bring states "into compliance." For example, they ask "How is CMS ensuring that federal Medicaid dollars are not being used to support coverage for individuals ineligible for LTSS under federal law?"
Here is the legislators' full letter, addressed to Marilyn Tavenner at CMS, dated January 23, 2015.
For another perspective on potential disparities among the states in administering Medicaid eligibility rules for LTSS, see AARP's Public Policy Institute Report on "Access to Long-Term Services and Supports: A 50-State Survey of Medicaid Financial Eligibility Standards" released in September 2010.
This letter presents an interesting juxtaposition with the Armstrong case now pending in the Supreme Court. On the one hand, federal and state governments are arguing in court that there is no private standing to challenge "underfunding" of federally mandated Medicaid programs; on the other hand Congress seems to be demanding that CMS stop any potential for overfunding Medicaid beneficiaries.
January 27, 2015 in Current Affairs, Ethical Issues, Federal Statutes/Regulations, Health Care/Long Term Care, Medicaid, Medicare | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Monday, January 26, 2015
NYT: Nursing Homes Seek Guardianships (And Fees) To Collect Unpaid Nursing Home Costs
In a major investigative report, The New York Times describes findings that nursing homes in counties throughout the state of New York are agressively seeking appointment of non-family members as guardians for residents of their facilities. The trigger? Unpaid nursing home fees.
Reporter Nina Bernstein uses the history of 90-year old Lillian Palermo to illustrate the practice, where a nursing home initiated a guardianship proceeding to displace her husband's authority as agent under a Power of Attorney, when disputes with her husband left unpaid bills, alleged to be "approaching $68,000."
NYT and researchers at Hunter College teamed to analyze the use of guardianships as a bill collection tool by nursing homes:
"Few people are aware that a nursing home can take such a step. Guardianship cases are difficult to gain access to and poorly tracked by New York State courts; cases are often closed from public view for confidentiality. But the Palermo case is no aberration,. Interviews with veterans of the system and a review of guardianship court data conducted by researchers at Hunter College at the request of The New York Times show the practice has become routine, underscoring the growing power nursing homes wield over residents and families amid changes in the financing of long-term care.
In a random, anonymized sample of 700 guardianship cases filed in Manhattan over a decade, Hunter College researchers found more than 12 percent were brought by nursing homes. Some of these may have been prompted by family feuds, suspected embezzlement or just the absence of relatives to help secure Medicaid coverage. But lawyers and others versed in the guardianship process agree that nursing homes primarily use such petitions as a means of bill collection -- a purpose never intended by the Legislature when it enacted the guardianships statute in 1993."
While, according to the NYT, at least one court has ruled such a "tactic by nursing homes is an abuse of the law," the increase of such suits highlights the payment dilemmas faced by facilities and families as Medicaid eligibility rules narrow and as the margin tightens for coverage of costs of care.
New York is not alone in seeing guardianship cases initiated by nursing homes. In Pennsylvania, attorneys retained by families or individuals have also sometimes challenged the practice, focusing on the use of facility-preferred guardians and the amount of fees added to the care bills in dispute.
For more, read "To Collect Debts, Nursing Homes Are Seizing Control Over Patients."
January 26, 2015 in Consumer Information, Current Affairs, Elder Abuse/Guardianship/Conservatorship, Health Care/Long Term Care, Medicaid, State Cases | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Justice in Aging: New Name plus Long-Standing Commitment
National Senior Citizens Law Center, an important advocate for low income seniors in the U.S. since its inception in 1972, has announced a new identity, "Justice in Aging." But, don't worry, this change represents a deepening of their long-standing commitment (including a cherished role in training and education of senior advocates, including free webinars). As explained in news releases:
"The new name and accompanying 'look' will more accurately reflect the nature of our work, build on our legacy of impact, and open the door to engage more supporters and partners across the country. And it is a LOT easier to say and remember!
Our new name will be Justice in Aging. Our new tagline will be Fighting Senior Poverty Through Law.... Our new website will be www.justiceinaging.org. We will begin using the new name on March 2, 2015.... While our name is changing, our work will remain the same. As income inequality increases across the nation and the population ages, senior poverty is growing to unprecedented levels.... We still serve serve as a resource for advocates on important programs like Medicare, Medicaid, LTSS, Social Security and SSI."
We wish the hardworking staff of NSCLC -- or now JiA, perhaps? -- all the best as they roll out their new identity, and in their continuing commitment to advocating for seniors across the nation.
January 26, 2015 in Consumer Information, Current Affairs, Health Care/Long Term Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Thursday, January 15, 2015
WHCOA Regional Meetings
The White House Conference on Aging announced earlier in the week upcoming regional WHOCA meetings-coming soon, to a city near (sort of ) you. The first WHCOA regional meeting will be in Tampa, Florida on February 19. The other locations and dates are:
- March 31-Phoenix
- April 9- Seattle
- April 27-Cleveland
- May 28-Boston
January 15, 2015 in Current Affairs, Programs/CLEs | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
ABLE Accounts-What You Need to Know
As you probably know, Congress finally, after many years, passed a bill that provides for ABLE accounts. Want to know more? Take a look at two newsletters from leading elder law attorney, Robert Fleming, of Tucson, Az. explaining ABLE. The first, ABLE Act Passes-We'll Tell You What it Means, gives an overview of ABLE accounts and succinct bullet points about the provisions. The second, The ABLE Act-How You Will Be Able to Use It.provides some hypotheticals about how ABLE accounts may be used. Steve Dale, a leader in the field of special needs planning has devoted a section of his website to ABLE accounts, including video available here.
Of course, there are still steps to take before ABLE accounts are in full swing, so stay tuned to learn more about them.
January 6, 2015 in Current Affairs | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)


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Artistic Success Hotel
This hotel is one of my favourite parts of this vacation. The rooms were amazing, like most Sheratons, and have controlled ultra thick shutters to shut out the light after those long nights in the town.
Most of all,. the main lobby reaches way to the top, and i will never forget the glass elevator ride to the top floor (my room wasnt there, but i went snooping), and during approaching sunset seeing the beautiful way the natural sunlight makes the hallways glow. Almost as good as the pink palace!
Unique Quality: I went swimming as well, which is a swimming pool outside! imagine that! You can see the river through the glass wall. and there is a water stream spilling onto the pool from a couple feet above. Absolutely stunning. While you sleep the soothing sound of the water hitting the pool continues throughout.
Beautiful and Modern Hotel
This hotel was very cool! It was very modern (inside and out) with comfy beds and warming tiles in the bathroom - great feature for when you're getting in or out of the shower! The staff spoke very good English and they were very kind.
This hotel is close to the Guggie and there is a decent mall acrodd the street. Not much else in the immediate area. Only downside was that you had to walk a little ways to get to some of the more happening areas of Bilbao.
Unique Quality: Close to the Guggie!
Warming tiles in the bathroom.
Bilbao's Best Hotel
I researched all of the top hotels in Bilbao for our first night in Spain. This hotel looked and sounded the best based on online pictures and descriptions. The pictures were impressive but did not fully capture how incredible the architecture is. The Guggenheim was closed the only day we were in Bilbao, but this hotel made up for it (and we were not in Spain to visit art museums; except one - see Figueres).
Unique Quality: The hotel has modern, inventive architecture with spacious rooms, extra comfy beds, beautiful lighting and designer bathrooms. The flash picture does not capture the true ambience of the room. We paid 146 Euro for room # 807 which has beautiful park and city views. The staff is multilingual and extremely helpful. It felt like a 5 star hotel at a 3-4 star hotel price.
Directions: Located at Calle Lehendakari Leiaola, 29 across the street from Zubiarte Shopping Center and a block from the river. It's about a 5-10 minute walk to the Guggenheim and 10-15 minute walk to Casco Viejo, the old town.
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I haven't slept in this brand new hotel, I just came for a coffee and a quick visit. Located near the Guggenheim, in front of the Euskalduna Palace, this modern hotel deserves a visit to see its attractive atrium and the colorful decoration.
I think the rooms were about 200 euros/night.
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what to eat on hot day
we're having a heat wave. What can we eat...
We're hot too...
We have seasonal foods for a reason.... Think of whole foods that are cool and refreshing. Foods that hydrate you. Light, not heavy fare. Save those sick-to-your-ribs foods for fall and winter. These whole foods are nature's summertime "FAST FOOD", wash, peel (if necessary), slice and eat.....
-salad fixings
-boiled eggs (and all the things you can make with them)
-taco salad
-grilled meat
-fresh veggies and hummus or dips
-flat breads (including pitas, wraps, etc...)
I just got home from the grocery store. It's 91F and humid, something we are not used to.
I hit the produce dept big time. A soba noodle salad is what I'm making tonight....of course there's no soba noodles to be found here, but I did find Spicey Sesame Linguini and will use that. It should work. No meat tonight, nothing was appealing.
Then I stopped at a small store where I bought local organic ice cream to go with my first local strawberries.
Can't wait!
We recently had egg salad, steak salad, and I'm making a cucumber spread tonight for cool tea sandwiches. Ugh. This weather we're having lately is MUGLY!
It has inspired me to whip up some ice cream tonight however. I may have to make some of my watermelon popsicles.
One of my favorite cold meals is a pasta/tuna salad.
Tuna, macaroni, dill pickles, celery, onion, mayo, salt & pepper.
Here, it MUST be served with BBQ potato chips!
I like an italian pasta salad too.
Cheese, cracker, cold cuts, pickles, olives, fresh veggies, sardines, cocktail shrimp, salmon dip, etc.
Last night we just had strawberry shortcake!! Once won't kill ya!
Chef Salad
Sandwiches (be a kid again, have a PBJ!)
Four bean salad
Tortilla or lettuce wraps
A bed of lettuce on a platter. Arrange red tomatoes,
rolled provolone cheese, sliced of red and green yellow pepper. rolled cappacola, rolled ham, sliced carrot for color. pepperocinis etc.olives. In middle of platter, place can of
tonno brand tuna with olive oil. To one side, marinated
artichoke hearts. Pour some vinegar and olive oil over all.
Serve with crusty fresh French or Italian bread.
We are in the middle of a heat wave here, after coming back from Florida. I make up a couple of salads on the weekend and for lunch when it is the hottest we have sandwiches and salads. My 6 year old and 2 year old will be fine with just having salads for any lunch or dinner, or breakfast. Another hint is using the crock pot for meals instead of using the oven. I want to make some rhubarb and banana bread but it is just too darn hot.
We're into triple digit weather here in Dallas - definitely not my cup of tea. Gazpacho makes for a great meal (you could stop and get a nice loaf of French bread to go with.) This has become my favorite recipe for it:
Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck, "Pizza, Pasta & More!," Random House, 2000
Prep Time: 1 hr 0 min
Inactive Prep Time: 0 min
Cook Time: 0 min
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Serves: 3 quarts, 6 to 8 servings
2 pounds, about 10 Roma tomatoes, cored and chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped
1 English cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped
2 medium celery stalks, chopped
1/2-cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 cups tomato juice
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup sherry wine vinegar
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 to 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients for the soup. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Transfer to a food processor and pulse until almost pureed, leaving a little texture. Season with salt and pepper. Return to bowl, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
Prepare topping mixture. In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients until well blended. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
To serve: Ladle 10 to 12 ounces into chilled soup plates. On a large serving spoon, place 1/4 cup of the topping mixture, top with 2 shrimp, and garnish with a sprig of cilantro. Carefully place in the center of the plate of soup. Place a wedge of lime on the rim of the plate.
Topping mixture:
1/4 cup red bell pepper, cored, seeded, trimmed, and cut into 1/4 inch dice
1/4 cup yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded, trimmed, and cut into 1/4 inch dice
1/4 cup red onion, peeled, trimmed, and cut into 1/4 inch dice
1/4 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4 inch dice
1/2 cup red and yellow pear tomatoes, coarsely chopped
3 ripe avocados, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2 inch dice
1 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
12 to 16 large shrimp, peeled, deveined, butterflied, poached, and chilled
6 to 8 sprigs fresh cilantro
6 to 8 wedges lime
I made this as one of the 3 soup shooters I served at a party.
I have little appetite when it's hot, as Nancy mentioned it's 90+ and humid here, which is not supposed to happen in Michigan, ever.
I tend to graze a bit when it's hot, things like hummus with celery sticks, a handful of fresh strawberries, a cold hardboiled egg from the fridge. Lunch today was a can of sardines with crackers, if supper happens at all it'll be a bowl of cold cereal or a salad.
In spite of the heat, I'll be baking tonight. elery and I are leaving tomorrow night to visit his Dad and stepmom and I'm making molasses cookies to take along. She's diabetic and I'm using half whole wheat flour and subbing brown sugar Splenda for the dark brown sugar. We'll see how it goes.....
Just have a Hot Dog an Italian Water Ice.
Put a Beach Chair in the living room , set a fan in front and close your eyes.
Sip on the water Ice and eat the hot dog. Don't open your eyes.
Imagine your at the beach. Don't forget the Suntan Lotion.
Or , you could make a Luigi Salad,
with pieces, from mostly the center of an Iceberg Lettuce.
Add pieces of Sharp Provolone. Feta,Good Tomatoes, Onions,
Ham , Pepperoni, Etc.
Sprinkle on some Parmesan, Garlic Powder, Salt , Pepper,
Oregano,add whatever you may like.
1/2 cup of Tomato Juice and Toss. And EVOO
Add Shrimp, if you want a Surf and Turf.
Have some Garlic Bread for dippin.
Then you can sit on the Beach Chair and close your eyes.
I'll join you. ( Separate Beach Chairs, of Course )
We're having lobster salad in avocado halves, devilled eggs and crackers. I steamed the lobster tails (Fathers' Day special at the market) and cooked the eggs this morning.
They also had nice juicy limes @ 15 for $2 so I made a double batch of lime Italian water ice for later in the evening.
Ruthanna !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WATER ICE!!! Did you have to put that in here.???
How did you make your's ? Can you make it in the Ice Cream Maker.
I would be worser than worse, if you couldn't take a bath !
Only went to 82 Deg. here. I'm going to take a Shower.
and then, turn it Cold, Whooeeee !
Hawk, I confess that if I had to do a Throwdown with Bobby Flay on one item, I'd do it on my Italian water ice.
Here's the recipe without the long story preface of how I came to acquire it.
1 quart water
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup lemon juice
Grated rind of 1 lemon (no white part)
Boil water and sugar together for 5 minutes. Cool. Stir in juice and peel. Pour into shallow bowl and put in freezer. As it starts to freeze, keep stirring the outside crystals into the center and mix in peel. Do about every half hour. When real slushy, stop and freeze overnight. To serve, you must scrape very thin layers of the slush off the top. I use a big spoon with sharp edges moving it sideways.
My notes: This wonÂt turn out unless you do both the stirring thing and the scraping thing. It really is all about the technique, not the ingredients, which is why you wonÂt get the same results in an ice cream freezer, even though IÂve tried it. I usually divide the ingredients in half for a smaller batch unless I'm sharing with friends or neighbors because the syrup starts to congeal after about 2 or 3 days.
For all of these, follow the same method as the Lemon Ice, boiling water and sugar together, add other ingredients, then freezing as directed:
LEMON-LIME WATER ICE (my personal favorite)
Make as above but use 1/2 lemon juice and 1/2 lime juice and equal amounts of lemon and lime peel.
Make as above using lime juice and peel instead of the lemon.
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 cups peeled and sliced ripe peaches
1 1/2 to 2 tsp. lemon juice
Puree peaches in blender with lemon juice.
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
1 cup fresh orange juice
1 grated orange rind (no white part)
2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup grape juice
1/4 cup orange juice
2 Tbs. lemon juice
I tend to go for salads, fruit, and fresh veggies. Tonight was a ceasar salad top with cold grilled chicken.
I guess the temp and season does play on what I might eat at any time of the year. Love the fresh produce and veggies that are available. Having said that I still cook and eat what would be considered cool weather things too. If I'm craving pot roast, soup, chili, or whatever I make it. Really I think for the most part I eat and or make what I want no matter the weather. Granted, time and what I have on hand plays into that too.
I hope things cool off for you....very hot here too.
Thanks, I never thought of doing it that way.
My wife made it for her Father to sell in Philly.
She used a Wine Barrel, to hold Ice with a center Metal container, for the Ingredients,
It had a handle on the lid that was used to turn the container and
Rock salt was sprinkled around the top of the Ice.
The center metal container was turned until a Slush formed on the inside.
It was scraped away , like you said.
It was turned until the whole container was Slush.
The ingredients sound the same. I think she added the squeezed pulp of the Lemons and oranges.
Are you from Philly ???
I have to make some now !!!
I think everyone should go to an Air Conditioned Restaurant to eat.
Until Fall or when the heat wave is over.
Whichever comes first.
I just took a look at the outside Thermometer.
It went down to 64 Degrees.
Anyone is welcome to visit. Bring some Water Ice.
Ruthanna, I copied all those recipes! I can't wait to try them. We used to make it like that years ago but it's been literally decades since I've made any. You've inspired me and now Christy can't wait too. Smiles.
Like David, I tend to cook whatever I feel like eating. This week I've been having my lentils for breakfast, plain or with a slice of grain bread. My kitchen is pretty big so I don't really mind putting the oven on as long as I put the fan on over it and turn the air conditioner on in there. We have room air conditioners so it's easy to regulate. Also I have a ceiling fan. For lunches I've been having some of the smoothies I had stockpiled in the freezer from a big batch of leftover bananas and strawberries. I take one out of the freezer after breakfast and there's just a small lump frozen by lunch and I can stir it in and the whole thing is nice and cold.
So, I guess for hot weather I like to eat smoothies made with frozen fruit and yogurt. Salads and stuffed tomatoes are favorites. We do tend to use leftover meats made into salads when it's hot. I also like to make taco's made with leftover chicken or other meat.
Also, don't forget that you can put a wet bandanna around your neck to cool you off or put on a wet piece of clothing. My pool isn't happening anymore, but I will often wear a wet bathing suit with something over it and you can't believe how cool that keeps you. I just put towels or waterproof pads on the chairs. I also make those neck wraps out of bandannas filled with water saving crystals. (they're controversial in the garden these days so a good use for them] Just soak the wrap, put it in fridge and it will keep you cool for several hours. I had a friend who was dying and I made him a bunch of pads made out of them because he was hot all the time. They helped a lot.
Yes, that's the Philly-style water ice.
Our house is not air-conditioned so I certainly do a lot less baking when the weather is hot. Sometimes I drag out my old electric fying pan and cook out on a table by our pool. DH runs over to the Chinese restaurant for a container of cooked rice and I'll make this to serve on top.
1 (1 lb.) fully-cooked ham slice
2 large tomatoes
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium size green pepper
1 medium size onion
1 medium size yellow squash (about 1/ 2 lb.)
2 medium zucchini (about 1 lb. total)
3 Tbs. olive oil
1/ 2 cup chicken broth or 1 envelope instant chicken broth mixed with 1/ 2 cup water
2 tsp.fresh chopped basil or 1/ 2 tsp. dried basil
1/ 2 tsp salt, or to taste
1/8 tsp. pepper
Cut ham into 1/ 4 inch strips, about 1-1/ 2 inches long. Cut each tomato into 8 wedges; cut pepper into 1/ 2 inch wide strips and onion into thin lengthwise slivers. Cut squashes into 1/ 4 inch wide slices, halving lengthwise if larger than 1 inch in diameter.
In wok or large skillet over medium high heat, cook ham and all vegetables, except tomatoes, in hot oil about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining ingredients, except tomatoes; stir and cook until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Add tomato wedges and continue cooking until tomatoes are heated through.
My kitchen stove is now officially closed with a flower vase on it. Any cooking will be done outside on the grill.
Chicago has been in the mid 90's since last Friday, so Saturday morning very early I made a huge bowl of potato salad that lasted until Wednesday. Makes grilling much easier when one part is done in advance. I paired it up with a standing rib roast (good for two nights), pork chops another night, and pulled pre-cooked chicken out for a Caesar salad with pasta(also pre-frozen). This heat triggered a migraine, so last night I sent Dad to pick up some Popeyes chicken and I had a container of store bought mac salad and a green one from the garden.
Too hot to cook stand-bys here are the Chicken or shrimp Caesar or a Cobb salad, seafood salad/cerviche,steak salads, chicken salads, hard boiled eggs (always cook a dozen). A freezer stocked with cooked chicken, shrimp and steak, plus things like pulled pork, Italian beef/french dip is a big help on hot days. Keep hard rolls/french bread in the freezer too. Just defrost and warm on the grill. And cook on your grill or use the microwave. If you buy a bird at Costco/Sams, grab two and freeze one.
Are you sure you are not from Mars? - Smoothie's ??? LOL
We are talking about Italian Water Ice !!!
They have that where you live.
I like you wet clothes thing. That would cool your Vital's
I have to make a small Water Ice maker that turns with a
If I do I'll let you know.
Right now I'm doing it in a SS 2 Quart, 10 in.high X
6 in. round, Steam Table container.
It went to 62 Deg. here last nite. I have a beach chair for you on the Deck.
I forgot the Water Ice Mix in the Freezer. It was almost solid Slush.
Did a job on it with a Wisk and put it back into the freezer. Tasted good !!!
Do I leave it in the freezer ??? Will it freeze solid.
Maybe I'll stand a stick in the middle, so I could have one, BIG , Orange Popsickle.
Apart from all mixed salads with plenty of crisp greens, I like to make a rice salad. Cook the rice earlier in the day and let it cool, then refrigerate for a while, add some cooked frozen green peas, grated carrot, minced onion, chicken or tuna bits, salt, pepper and a light mayonnaise. Goes nicely also with shrimp and stuffed into beefsteak tomato, avocado or a half red pepper. A bowl of cooked rice in the fridge is very handy for converting into a cool meal.
Lou, thank you, but I now have a cottage rented for next week in Door County Wisconsin, right on the bay.
Sharon, I do the same with a bowl of orzo. Add some roasted veggies, some feta cheese and a lemony dressing and you are done.
Yesterday evening I watched a Spanish cooking channel prepare a fresh gazpacho then blend chunks of watermelon into it with a hand blender, making a tangy-sweet, fruity gazpacho. Looked interesting, so I will try it and come back with my opinion.
It hit 106 here today. I knew it was coming, so I rubbed a pork cushion roast this morning and made some cold slaw. I had boiled potatoes last night and made extra, so mashed potatoes were just a matter of adding milk & butter to zap. The garden stand a couple of blocks away had some green beans so fresh the smell made me salivate...no need for long cooking, just blanched, really, topped with a bit of butter and dill. The pork went on the bbq, and the stove was on for all of 5 minutes.
I'm big on tossing meat on the bbq when it's hot. DH has strung misters out there for me, so it's pretty comfortable, even when we're over 3 digits. I generally make extra, so as to have cold meat for sandwiches, salads, or Asian cold noodle dishes.
I like to prep fruit into chunks and keep it in the fridge for snacking...mmmm, Summer fruits, icy cold on a hot day.
I try to think ahead when I know a heat wave is coming, and do whatever cooking I can get away with in the early morning hours, when it's still cool enough to have all the windows/doors open. Even if I want to serve a hot dish, I'll often cook it ahead so all I have to use is the microwave later.
Chilled blanched and raw vegetables, cold boiled potato wedges, composed on a plate with some cold meat, drizzled with olive oil, lemon juice & maybe sprinkled with feta or blue cheese and fresh herbs from my garden. Very easy and just right for Summer appetites.
Salmon, Tuna or Shrimp, off the grill, served warm with a pile of baby lettuces (I like to add some shredded iceberg for crunch) and garden tomatoes, topped with any one of a number of vinaigrette varieties. Asian style, roasted shallot, orange cilantro, lemon thyme..etc. Mmm, that sounds good, and I've some shrimp on hand!