Elder Law

Idaho Medicaid Agency Sets Aside Deeds to Grandchildren in Estate Recovery Action

In State of Idaho v. Beason, 546 P.3d 684 (2024), the Medicaid agency filed an estate recovery claim in Juanita…

4 months ago

Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model for Dementia Care

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model on July 1, 2024.…

4 months ago

Medicaid Post Eligibility Treatment of Income and Incurred Medical Expenses

Medicaid Post Eligibility Treatment of Income and Incurred Medical Expenses After Medicaid eligibility is established, 42 C.F.R. ยง 435.725 addresses…

4 months ago

Medicaid’s Refusal to Provide 24/7 Care in the Community Might be Discrimination

Medicaid's Refusal to Provide 24/7 Care in the Community Might be Discrimination In Harrison v. Young (5th Cir. June 6,…

5 months ago

Federal Nursing Home Quality of Care Regulations

Nursing homes that accept Medicare or Medicaid are required to comply with quality of care regulations. Although we have blogged…

5 months ago

New Article Discussing Medicaid Enrollment and Wealth Transfers

On June 11, 2024, the Gerontologist published an article on Medicaid enrollment and Intergenerational transfers of wealth among older adults.…

5 months ago

Virtual Dementia Tour

Dementia affects more than 50 million people worldwide. The Virtual Dementia Tour is designed to allow participants to experience what…

5 months ago

Supreme Court weighs in on valuation of insurance in stock redemption agreement

In 2021, we blogged about a valuation case, Connelly v. U.S., 20 F. 4th 412 (8th Cir. 2023). We noted…

5 months ago

Do I need a Gun Trust?

Gun trusts were developed so gun owners can pass their firearms to beneficiaries or heirs at death (or disability) without…

5 months ago

Danger of DIY Legal Work

Sometime people want to avoid the expense of paying an attorney and they try DIY (do it yourself) fixes. Recently…

5 months ago