Dementia alone does not prevent someone from executing a valid Will

12 months ago

In Creamer v. Manley, decided March 14, 2024, the Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment upholding the validity of a…

Caveator deprived herself of standing by withdrawing her challenge to Will

12 months ago

On February 21, 2024, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided the case of In Re Estate of Anne Smith Florance.…

Social Security Revises Policy on Recoverying Overpayments

12 months ago

The Social Security Administration pays various benefits including retirement benefits, disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income. An overpayment occurs when…

Updated Georgia Penalty Divisor Effective April 1, 2024

12 months ago

Effective April 1, 2024, the statewide averaged nursing facility private pay rate used in determining the penalty period for institutionalized…

New Form Approving Special Needs Trust Accounting

12 months ago

Recently we received a document we haven't seen before which informs Medicaid recipients that their special needs trust accounting was…

SSI to Remove Food as In-Kind Support and Maintenance

1 year ago

On March 27, 2024, the Social Security Administration published a final rule in the Federal Register which changes its calculation…

Re-Post on the State of U.S. Government finances from David E. Hultstrom

1 year ago

The following is a re-post of David E. Hultstrom's Financial Foundations April 2024. You can reach Mr. Hultstrom at  770-517-8160.…

Washington Post Reports Assisted Living Facilities Using Algorithm to Set Staffing Levels

1 year ago

On April 1, 2024, the Washington Post published an article titled "Algorithms guide senior home staffing. Managers say care is…

New Report cites dangers in relying on data regarding quality of care in Assisted Living Facilities

1 year ago

In February 2024, Justice in Aging released a new report based on California’s “performance measure” data from the state’s Medicaid…