Elder Law

Get the Facts on Elder Abuse

The National Council on Aging published an article titled Get the Facts on Elder Abuse. Using graphics to identify signs…

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Patient Self-Determination Act, 42 U.S. Code § 1395cc(f) & 42 U.S. Code § 1396a(w)

The federal Patient Self-Determination Act, passed in 1990 and effective on December 1, 1991, requires most health care providers to…

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Section 202 Housing for the Elderly

HUD provides capital advances to finance the construction, rehabilitation or acquisition with or without rehabilitation of structures that will serve…

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Greene v. Dep’t of Cmty. Health, 293 Ga. App. 201(2008)

Greene appealed denial of his application for Medicaid. The denial was affirmed by an administrative law judge. After review, the…

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Cruver v. Mitchell, 289 Ga. App. 145 (2008)

In Cruver v. Mitchell, Medicaid had paid many of Mitchell's expenses until shortly before the hearing. Appellants, however, had decided…

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Gladowski v. Dep’t of Family & Children Servs., 281 Ga. App. 299 (2006)

The undisputed record shows that in April 2004, Gladowski qualified for Medicaid assistance to pay for nursing home care, but…

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Crittenden v. White, 346 Ga. App. 179 (2018)

White, a British citizen and a legal permanent resident of the United States entered the United States in 1991.She was…

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Cook v. Glover, 295 Ga. 495 (2014)

The Georgia Supreme Court granted certiorari to consider whether the Court of Appeals properly interpreted 42 USC § 1396p with…

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Barber v. Holmes, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 793 (Ga. 2007)

Corrine Barber died on June 22, 2005. Her Will left the bulk of her estate to her youngest child, Alecia…

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Georgia Department of Community Health v. Medders, 292 Ga. App. 439, 2008 Ga. App. LEXIS 804 (2008)

In November 2002, Mrs. Medder's husband died. Her husband left her real estate and personal property in his Will. In…

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