by Jill Burzynski | Nov 13, 2016 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Uncategorized
We have long advised our clients against signing admission agreements with nursing homes or assisted living facilities which require pre-dispute arbitration. We strongly feel that if one of our clients were to have to sue a facility, the case should be heard by a...
by Jill Burzynski | Sep 6, 2016 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Health Care Advocacy, Uncategorized
In January 2013 a Settlement Agreement was entered between the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and a class of Plaintiffs who sued CMS for denying coverage based upon an erroneous “improvement standard” that Medicare beneficiaries had to...
by Jill Burzynski | Apr 22, 2016 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning, Financing Long Term Care, Health Care Advocacy, Medicaid, Uncategorized
Life Care Planning is a unique practice model that combines traditional elder law including Medicaid and Estate Planning with care advocacy. A few years ago, I received a call from a financial planner about one of her clients. She started the conversation with “I...
by Jill Burzynski | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Health Care Advocacy, Uncategorized
Knowing your obligations when hiring home care workers is critical. Complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act is required. Even if you use and agency, you may become personally liable for overtime or minimum wage violations. Most home care workers are actually...
by Jill Burzynski | Mar 1, 2016 | Blog, Medicaid, Uncategorized
More and more seniors and their families are seeking the assistance of a senior professional to help guide them through the maze of long-term care planning options. In many situations in which seniors face the prospect of long-term care costs, Medicaid is a necessary...
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...