Elder Law and Special Needs Law News Roundup – 7-8-2022

*** Note: This issue is abbreviated due to the July 4th Holiday ***

We regularly post links to news articles and other resources related to Elder Law and Special Needs Law. We focus on general news, health and healthcare news, special needs news, events, government sources, financial and retirement news and legal news. Some cited resources are for professionals, but most are news or other helpful articles we found scouring the internet. Only headlines are listed so you can use this page like a newspaper, reading only those articles where the headline catches your eye. Although we review a number of sources collecting information, many of the articles listed here were found using Google Alerts. If a link you need has gone missing, try pasting the link into the Wayback Machine (Internet Archive). We do not vouch for the quality or accuracy of information on third-party sites. If you have news you want us to post in a future addition of our news roundup, email us at websupport@ezelderlaw.com.

General News Sources and Top News:

Caregiving News:

• Is confusion and anxiety after surgery normal for an older adult?
• Best Amazon Prime Day deals for seniors and caregivers
• I, CAREGIVER: When body language is louder than words
• How to Help Nursing Home Residents Through the Staffing Crisis
• ALS is a rare disease, but challenges that patients and families encounter are familiar
• How Family Caregivers Can Deal With Aging Parents’ Accumulation of ‘Stuff’

Consumer Protection, Scams, Abuse:

• Social Work Roles in Elder Abuse Prevention and Response
• Georgia AG Carr Recognizes Military Consumer Protection Month
• Protect your benefits: Beat pension poachers to the punch
• Three More Defendants Sentenced for Their Roles in Wide-Ranging Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy
• Most cases of elder abuse go unreported in Ohio per state and county agencies

Health and Healthcare Related News:

• Research Spots Gene That Raises Alzheimer’s Risk for Women
• Small NIH study reveals how immune response triggered by COVID-19 may damage the brain
• When Body Parts Swell: Taking a Closer Look at Edema
• NIH researchers decode retinal circuits for circadian rhythm, pupillary light response
• How Much Health Insurers Pay for Almost Everything Is About to Go Public
• Let’s Integrate! The Case for Bringing Behavioral Health to Nursing Home–Based Post-Acute and Subacute Care
• CMS updates guidance for long-term care facilities
• Pathways for Ostomy Care: A Systematic Review
• Preoperative Treatment of Severe Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension Mitigates Healthcare Disparities and Prevents Adverse Postoperative Discharge to a Nursing Home
• Pain and its associated factors in nursing home residents
• Seniors With Prediabetes Should Eat Better, Get Moving, but Not Fret Too Much About Diabetes

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and VA Benefits:

• States Extend Medicaid for New Mothers — Even as They Reject Broader Expansion
• Social Security is valuable and needs attention sooner rather than later
• Social Security: You Could Lose Your Benefits If You Didn’t Report Your Marriage to the SSA
• CMA Alert | July 7, 2022

Special Needs News:

• For the Autistic College Student
• Children with autism are at a heightened risk of drowning
• Caring for a child with special needs
• Passengers with special needs: A wheelchair is not what my sister needs at an airport
• How to plan for the care of your special needs child beyond your lifetime
• ‘She’s a living miracle’: parents of girl with rare Richards-Rundle syndrome tell how their child defied the odds

Events, Webcasts & Podcasts:

• American Hospital Association Leadership Summit, July 17-19, 2022
• Rocky Mountain Regional Elder Law Retreat, August 25-27, 2022
• NELF 2022 Forum, September 9-10 in Kansas City, MO
• 53rd Annual Estate Planning Institute, PLI, September 12, 2022
• Best Practices in Trust Account Management, Tenn. Comm. on CLE, September 14, 2022, 9am to Noon CDT
• Life Care Planning for the Elderly Client: Fundamentals and Practice, September 21, 2022
• Annual Mid-Atlantic ADA Conference, October 11-13, 2022
• 24th Annual Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts, October 12-14, 2022
• Elder Abuse Conference (Oregon AG), October 20-21, 2021
• National Conference on Guardianship, Dallas, TX, October 22-25, 2022
• ARC National Convention, November 10-12, Denver Colorado
• CareFreeMe – Virutal Study for memory loss patients considering retiring from driving

Government Sources:

• NIH Clinical Trial for Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Malignancies
• Sengupta M, Lendon JP, Caffrey C, Melekin A, Singh P. Post-acute and long-term care providers and services users in the United States, 2017–2018. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 3(47). 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:115346
• Sengupta M, Singh P, Melekin A. Eligibility rate differences among residential care communities: 2010 National Survey of Residential Care Facilities and 2012–2018 National Study of Long-Term Care Providers. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 2(192). 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:115807
• CMS Issues Significant Updates to Improve the Safety and Quality Care for Long-Term Care Residents & Calls for Reducing Room Crowding
• CMS: No Surprises Act: Fact Sheets for Your Patients
• Chronic Care Management Resources for Health Care Professionals and Communities: Connected Care Toolkit

Retirement and Financial News:

• Don’t Be Tricked Into Voluntarily Paying Higher Taxes on Your IRA
• IRA Basis and Roth Conversions in an RMD Year (Ed Slott)
• Some ‘Secure 2.0’ retirement proposals in the Senate look different from the House version. Here are key provisions under consideration
• Saving for Healthcare in Retirement
• FPA releases video Statement of Advice toolkit
• Is now a good time for a Roth conversion?
• H. Darling, Required Minimum Distributions and the Qualified Charitable Deduction (NAELA News)

Estate Planning

• New Law Creates Estate Planning Opportunity For Florida Spouses
• It’s never too early to get your affairs in order
• 7 Important Reasons Why Anyone Needs a Will
• Protect your digital assets after death
• Heir ponders tax implications on inheritance if split with sibling
• How to Use Your Estate Plan to Save on Taxes While You’re Still Alive!
• The first step to serving as a trustee: be informed
• I’m Married. What Property Can I Give Away in My Will?
• Avoiding probate: What is the best option for my out-of-state vacation home?
• Protecting LGBTQ Families in a Post-Roe World

Legal News:

• New Case: In the Matter of Obus (N.Y. Tax Appeals, June 1, 2022) (NJ resident who worked in Manhatten was not a NY resident)
• Do You Need to Electronically Sign a Tax Form That Cannot Be E-Filed? Make it Digital
• The Supreme Court just put regulatory oversight on notice
• Nearly 200 New Georgia Laws Effective July 1
• How ABLE Accounts Can Work Effectively With Section 8 Housing (SNA)
• IRS Estate Tax Proposal Seen as Hampering Related-Party Loans
• How to Find Success in Special Education Litigation
• Rev. Proc. 2022-32 (extends time for filing an estate tax return to elect portability without a private letter ruling from two years after death to five years after death)

Not New, But Worth Remembering:

• State Bar of Georgia: Find a Lawyer Directory
• EzElderLaw Financial Toolbox
• 2022 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
• National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center
• Blogs and websites we follow

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