by Jill Burzynski | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
Our office reopens tomorrow September 18th after Hurricane Irma. If we do not have phone service by then, you can reach the office temporarily at (941) 548-9871. If you need to reach Sue Hendricks, our care coordinator, please call (239) 450-8048.
by Jill Burzynski | Aug 30, 2017 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Medicare
A long-standing myth has prevented many seniors from obtaining necessary services under the Medicare program. Medicare contractors have long believed that a patient has to be “improving” in order to continue to obtain services. However,...
by Jill Burzynski | Aug 26, 2017 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Blog, Exploitation, Trusts
Financial abuse of the elderly is rising. Late in 2016 Allianz Life Insurance Company surveyed active elder caregivers for their Safeguarding Our Seniors Study. Forty percent of the caregivers reported that their elder experienced financial abuse more than once;...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 14, 2017 | Blog, Medicaid, News Article, Uncategorized
Non-attorney Medicaid Planners may be able to obtain approval of a Medicaid application, but may leave a family vulnerable. I am working with a family whose father went into a nursing home last year. The mother continued to live in the home and visited her husband...
by Jill Burzynski | Jun 30, 2017 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, End of Life Planning, Health Care Advocacy
As an Elder Law Attorney, I often talk to my clients about their end-of-life wishes. We memorialize their wishes in a legal document called an “Advance Directive for Healthcare.” The Advance Directive expresses the patient’s wishes about life...
by Jill Burzynski | Jun 11, 2017 | Blog, Financing Long Term Care, Medicaid, Uncategorized
June 1, 2017 the Medicaid Penalty Divisor was increased to $8,944.00. This amount was increased from last year’s amount of $8,662.00. The penalty divisor is determined by averaging the cost of nursing home costs throughout the state. The new penalty divisor will be...
