UNIFORMITY OF LAWS Many laws across the country are the result of non-profit civic minded legal entities. The American Legal Institute is perhaps the most well known of these groups. Not all laws are “laws” in the traditional sense. Some are written by these legal entities and the various states…
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PROTECTING YOUR FUTURE VIA POOLED TRUST ASSET ALLOCATION
COMMON LEGAL WAY TO PROTECT EXCESS INCOME Unfortunately many means based programs, such as Medicaid, are strict in their qualifying criteria. Depending on the specific facts you may not qualify for Medicaid and even as little as twenty dollars a month can make a difference. There is no sliding…
CAMERAS IN THE NURSING HOME
MANY ISSUES TO ADDRESS – PRIVACY AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS The issue of video cameras in nursing homes has exploded over the last several years. With the large scale saturation of such user friendly technologies as Skype, Facetime and similar video technologies it should not come as a surprise that…
SENIOR HOUSING PITFALLS
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES There are currently 1,900 continuing care retirement communities throughout the country, with approximately one half of a million residents. As you may already know, continuing care retirement communities are communities that offer seniors or older adults – depending on the community – independent living options with…