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April is Autism Acceptance Month and Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. It is also National Financial Capability Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Social Security Month.

General News Sources:

• Earth Day 2022: Why Climate Change Matters in Aging Services
• Unvaxxed People Threaten Safety Of Vaccinated People, Study Confirms
• HHS Awards Over $385 Million to Help Households Lower Cooling and Heating Costs
• Georgia state retirees get first pension raise since Great Recession
• The legendary Republican we have to thank for the ADA. And future assaults on it
• Women responded better than men to early Alzheimer’s intervention, study found
• These are the best and worst U.S. places to die, report shows
• What Businesses Need to Know About DOJ’s New Guidance on Web Accessibility and the American with Disabilities Act
• Pandemic’s lesson for older adults: Stay in your home as long as you can
• After Medical Bills Broke the Bank, This Family Headed to Mexico for Care
• The Future of Assisted Living
• Caring for the Resident with Complex Medical Needs in Assisted Living

Caregiving News:

• Blended Families and Caregiving: What You Need to Know
• Caregivers Share Their Stories
• Epilepsy for Parents and Caregivers
• What Is Caregiver Stress? Plus 5 Ways to Cope
• Caring for Her Dad Exposes Blended Family Caregiving Conflicts
• A caregiver’s guide to better oral hygiene in older adults
• AMDA: Caregivers Communication Guide: Protocols for Change of Condition (purchase required)

Consumer Protection, Scams:

• National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 24–30, 2022
  • National Resource Center on LGBT Aging: A Self-Help Guide for LGBT Older Adults and their Caregivers & Loved Ones: Preventing, Recognizing, and Addressing Elder Abuse
  • Office of Victims Crime Training & Technical Assistance Center: Tribal Victim Assistance
  • National Crime Victim Law Institute: Rights Enforcement Toolkit
  • National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL): Enhancing Services to Older African American Victims
  • NCLER: Elder Justice Toolkit
  • NCLER Legal Trainings: Consumer Protection
  • NCLER Legal Trainings: Elder Abuse
• Updated: Protecting Yourself & Medicare from Fraud
• Medicaid Fraud: Summary judgement issued against Middle Georgia Family Rehab

Health and Healthcare Related News:

• NIH: A More Precise Way to Knock Out Skin Rashes
• Obesity alters response to anti-inflammatory treatment
• Viruses in the gut influence inflammatory bowel disease
• Can Robots Save Nursing Homes?
• In the race to solve Alzheimer’s disease, scientists find more needles in the haystack
• The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality: Honoring Our Commitment to Residents, Families, and Staff
• Podcast: How Smoking Affects Your Spine with Dr. Seyed Emadian
• Research Roundup: Covid; MRSA; TB; Coronary Artery Disease

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and VA Benefits:

• CMS, Latest Enrollment Figures as of 4/28/2022
• Medicare Plans Special Enrollment Options For Some Seniors | Proposed Rule | Factsheet
• CMS Framework for Health Equity
• You can’t contribute to a health savings account once you’re on Medicare. A bipartisan bill in Congress would change that
• Maternal and Child Outcomes Associated With the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
• VA Closes Medical Facility In Montana Over Safety Issues
• Medicare cuts squeeze rural hospitals
• Medicare Provider Compliance News, 4/21/2022
• Updated: Choosing a Medigap Policy: A Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare
• Webinar: Debunking the Three Biggest Myths About Disability Benefits and Work, April 27, 2022, 3pm-4:30pm ET
• United States v. Madero (U.S. 4/21/2022) (Constitution does not require Congress to extend SSI benefits to residents of Puerto Rico)

Special Needs News:

• Tobacco smoking rates are decreasing in people with major depression and substance use disorder
• Flagler County fire lieutenant creates sensory boxes to help kids with sensory concerns
• Prepare now to raise special needs person in future
• Financial Planning for Families with Special Needs
• Webinar: ABLE Accounts, May 12, 2pm-3:30pm ET
• New playground for disabled children to open Thursday
• Machine Learning Model Can Steer Traumatic Brain Injury Patients to Life-Saving Care
• Better assess the needs of people with multiple disabilities
• The Crisis in Special Education
• 5 Takes on Disability for Parents of Disabled Kids
• Podcast: Parenting children with disabilities
• Exceptional Parent Magazine, April 2022 Issue

Events, Webcasts & Podcasts:

• 2022 National Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse Symposium, April 27-29, 2022
• Talking About Dementia With People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, April 28, 2022, 2pm-3:15pm
• Webinar: SOPS Nursing Home Survey: What You Need to Know, May 3, 2022, 1pm ET
• ACL Webinar Series: Engaging Community Health Workers in Evidence-Based Programs
• Webinar: Parenting with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, May 10, 2pm-3pm ET
• Veterans free webinar regarding Gulf War Exposures, May 12, 2022, 1:30pm-3pm
• 2022 National Voices of Medicare Summit & Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• 2022 NAELA Annual Conference, May 13-14, 2022, Scottsdale, Arizona
• 5th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day, May 16, 2022
• NADRC Webinar: Wisconsin’s Dementia Care Specialist Program: A Statewide Effort to Support People Living with Dementia, Their Family Caregivers, and Their Communities, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 1:00-2:00 PM ET
• 2022 Annual Meeting of the State Bar of Georgia to be held June 2-5 at the Omni Amelia Island Resort in Amelia Island, Florida
• TBA Elder law Forum, July 15, 2022
• American Hospital Association Leadership Summit, July 17-19, 2022
• NELF 2022 Forum, September 9-10 in Kansas City, MO
• 53rd Annual Estate Planning Institute, PLI, September 12, 2022
• Elder Abuse Conference (Oregon AG), October 20-21, 2021
• National Conference on Guardianship, Dallas, TX, October 22-25, 2022
• CareFreeMe – Virutal Study for memory loss patients considering retiring from driving

Government Sources:

• GAO: Nutrition Assistance Programs: Federal Agencies Should Improve Oversight and Better Collaborate on Efforts to Support Veterans with Food Insecurity
• CMS: National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call on April 27, 2022 at 3pm ET
• GAO: Abusive Tax Schemes: IRS Could Improve Its Reviews of Offshore Insurance Audits and Investigations
• Overview of AAAs by Organizational Structure
• GAO: COVID-19: Current and Future Federal Preparedness Requires Fixes to Improve Health Data and Address Improper Payments
• CMS: The April 2022 quarterly refresh for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) is now available on Care Compare.

Retirement and Financial News:

• Op-ed: Here’s why you should open a Roth IRA for your kids
• What Are I Bonds? Everything You Need to Know to Earn Nearly 10% Interest
• Financial Infidelity: When Money Secrets Add Up to Betrayal
• The age for required withdrawals from retirement accounts could go higher. Here’s who would benefit
• First Dollars Out Rule and the Still-Working Exception (Ed Slott)
• 401(k), 403(b), 457(b): Does it Really Matter? (Ed Slott)
• Not So Easy to Follow the 4% Rule in Retirement

Estate Planning:

• Estate and Custody Planning for Cryptocurrency, Trust & Estatesm April 2022, p. 14
• A Boomer at the Crossroads of a Vintage Policy, Trust & Estates, April 2022, p.24
• Managing an ILIT’s Grantor Stust Status in Light of IRC Section 677(a0(3), Trust & Estates, April 2022, p. 32
• Problem Irrevocable Life INsurance Trusts, Trust & Estates, April 2022, p. 38
• The Role of Life Settlements in Estate Planning, Trust & Estates, April 2022, p. 42
• GST Exemption Automatically Allocated to Trust Transfer
• Advance Care Planning for Guns: Owners Can Help Ensure Safe Use and Transfer of Weapons
• Modern Planning Alternatives to Quiet Trusts
• A guide to different types of trusts
• Do you have a will? Without an estate plan, families can struggle to sort it out
• 65th birthday means key life decision

Legal News:

• How to Handle a Client’s Suspected Cognitive Impairment, Trust & Estates, April 2022, p.20
• The Value of an Elder Law Attorney to Another Attorney
• Harper v. Harper (Tenn. Ct. App 4/25/2022) (In proceedings between ex-spouses long after the entry of their final divorce decree, the trial court concluded that it lacked authority to order the division of service-related disability benefits. The court also declared void a portion of the divorce decree that divided military retirement as marital property. As a result of the rulings, one of the parties sought relief from the divorce decree,  arguing that she should be awarded alimony. Trial Court denied relief. Affirmed on appeal).
• Law v. Law (Tenn Ct. App. 4/26/2022) (finding prenuptial agreement enforceable).
• Holmes v. Karkau (Tenn. Ct. App. 4/27/2022) (affirmed dismissal of creditors attempt to set aside change of beneficiary of life insurance policy)
• City of Memphis v. Prye (Tenn. Ct. App. 4/26/2022) (decision of administrative board was arbitrary and capricious)
• ‘Buxom Barmaid’s’ Image Sparks Legal Brawl
• Lien is invalid because IRS did not verify notices of deficiency, Pfetzer, T.C. Memo. 2021-145
• Hawkins v. Cintas Corporation (6th Cir. 4/27/2022) (denial of motion to arbitrate affirmed because the claims before the court were not covered by the abritration agreement)

Not New, But Worth Remembering:

• State Bar of Georgia: Find a Lawyer Directory
• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15th
• KHN Morning Briefing
• SECURE Act proposed regulations (February 2022)
• EzElderLaw Financial Toolbox

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