News Roundup – 2/11/2022

General News Sources:

• Getting the Most from Social Security (NYT – subscription required)
• The average retiree spends 30% of their Social Security income on health care
• Governor Mills of Maine) Releases Historic Elder Justice Roadmap
• Alzheimer’s Foundation of America offers free virtual memory screenings
• How car sensors monitor Alzheimer’s disease
• A document checklist for family caregivers
• 6 Best Long-Term Care Insurance Companies of 2022
• Supplemental Security Income vs Social Security: What are the differences?
• Taking Care of Caregivers
• Age Of Caregivers In U.S. Is On The Rise
• Demand for in-home caregivers continues to rise
• White House unveils $5 billion plan to blanket US highways with new electric-car chargers
• 10 Essentials to Protect Your Loved One — and Yourself — From Fraud
• Ohio Attorney General Yost to Hold Forum on Elder Abuse After Esther’s Law Passed
• Retirement questions that have nothing to do with money
• UTC Faculty Receive $1.5 Million Grant To Help Faith-Based Communities Support Older Adults

Healthcare and Health Related Information:

• Take That Walk: Your Aging Brain Will Work Better
• At Nursing Homes, Long Waits for Results Render Covid Tests ‘Useless’
• Rep. Gunter week 4 Georgia General Assembly update (reporting progress on psychiatric advance directives and the ruth in Prescription Pricing for Patients Act)
• Georgia Senate approves Medicaid expansion for new mothers
• More penalized Georgia hospitals . . . and more controversy
• Nursing Homes vs. Assisted Living | Medicare.gov compare tool
• The Ultimate Guide to Medical Power of Attorney
• What’s the Difference Between Types of Long-Term Care Facilities?
• Dying With Dignity?
• Biden administration will reverse Medicaid changes that Trump had OK’d in some states
• LTC: The exhaustion epidemic
• NIH: Advances in Breast Cancer: Screening and Treatment Get Personal
• How will Medicare and Medicaid fill the widening gaps in the long-term care system?
• CMS shares LTC booster data; coverage among residents meets national average

Special Needs News:

• Children living with disabilities are neglected in severe malnutrition protocols: a guideline review
• Schizophrenia: What It Is and Is Not
• Florida Plans to create a special needs registry for law enforcement faces concerns from disability rights groups
• Podcast: Financial Planning for Children With Special Needs
• Writing Reference Letters for People With Disabilities
• Autism Charities: Resources for Families Seeking Support
• How to Keep Your Estate Plan from Jeopardizing a Disabled Heir’s Benefits
• A Guide To Behavioral Disorders In Children
• Kids with disabilities more likely to be exposed to violence, CDC says
• Students with special needs get hands-on work experience
• Insight into the genetics of autism offers hope for new drug treatments
• How Much Money Can You Make and Still Be Eligible For SSI?
• Music therapy helping special needs children in Frederick
• Ensuring Proper Disability Hiring Policies Are In Place

Events:

• Supporting Smiles: Promoting Childhood Dental Benefits Covered Under Medicaid and CHIP, 2/15/2022, 2pm-3:30ET
• Social Security Overpayments and Low-Income Older Adults, February 23, 2022, at 11:00-12:15 P.T./2:00-3:15 ET
• 16th Anual NYC Elder Justice Conference, June 1-2, 2022, Virtual Conference (information to be available at jasa.org)
• Training: How to Talk About Elder Abuse
• Virtual Alzheimer’s conference: Floridians invited to free educational event on Feb. 16
• Disability Policy Seminar, March 28-30, 2022 (WDC)

Government Sources:

• ACL: Person-Centered Practices Resources
• CMS – Home Health Factsheet FAQ
• Help for Veterans at Home and in the Community
• HHS Issues New Guidance for Health Care Providers on Civil Rights Protections for People with Disabilities
• Health Care Capsule: Improving Nursing Home Quality and Information
• ACL: National Paralysis Resource Center Launches Virtual Support Group Program
• ACL: Input Needed on Accessibility of Visual Emergency Alert System Messages

Financial and Retirement News:

• How Advisors Can Help Wealthy Clients Through ‘Gray Divorce’
• New Purposes For ‘Bypass’ Trusts In Estate Planning
• How To Teach Others About Finances
• Move Over, 401(k)s: HSAs Are the New Retirement Trend
• ‘Once you have a Roth, you never go back,’ claims IRA expert: What to know about choosing retirement accounts
• SEC proposes new rules for private equity
• Maximizing the step-up in basis by gifting assets between spouses
• How to go about investing and financial planning for children
• Estate Planning for Married Couples With IRAs and 401(k)s

Legal News:

• If You’re Over 50, Don’t Leave This Out of Your Will, Expert Says
• Power of Attorney: Useful when executed correctly
• Protecting your inheritance from your spouse
• Should You Own Your Home in Your Trust?
• How to protect real estate assets from a lawsuit
• Special Needs Trust vs. ABLE Account
• Thompson v. Thompson (TN Ct. App. 2/9/2022), affirming lower court’s division of retirement account in divorce action
• Conservatorship