by Jill Burzynski | Mar 25, 2016 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Financing Long Term Care, Health Care Advocacy, Medicaid
Just today I received a call from a family member who is being told by a rehabilitation facility that his loved one will be discharged from Medicare because “she is no longer improving.” I let the man know that “not improving” is not an appropriate reason to deny...
by Jill Burzynski | Feb 1, 2016 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, End of Life Planning, Financing Long Term Care, Health Care Advocacy, Uncategorized
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1957) In our process of Life Care Planning we work with our clients in planning for their long term care needs. The Life Care Planning process involves developing an infrastructure including legal documents and structuring finances that best...
by Jill Burzynski | Jan 13, 2016 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Health Care Advocacy
When certain criteria are met, home care covered by Medicare is available. There is no legal limit on the length of time for which home health coverage is available. Further, Medicare covers home health services in full, with no required deductible or co-payments....
by Jill Burzynski | Jan 9, 2016 | Caregiver Issues, Financing Long Term Care, Health Care Advocacy, Medicaid
Many numbers are pertinent to the Elder Law practice change annually. Below are the 2016 Elder Law Numbers. This year many of the numbers did not change because there was no Cost of Living Adjustment; therefore, many of the numbers below are indexed to the COLA so...
by Jill Burzynski | Dec 20, 2015 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning
Elderly Nursing Home Residents are sometimes concerned that they will lose their Medicare benefit if they leave the facility to participate in family Christmas or Chanukah celebrations. These residents should rest assured that their benefits are not at risk because...
by Jill Burzynski | Dec 9, 2015 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning, Health Care Advocacy, Uncategorized
In our last blog, we talked about how when families gather for the holidays, that sometimes adult children are confronted with the realization that their elder parents need help. We talked about how “diplomatically finding documents” is necessary to...