Life Is Filled with Swift Transitions

Life Is Filled with Swift Transitions

A Guide to Helping Your Clients Manage Catastrophic Health Incidents

Pope-Onwukwe, Karren Jo

American Bar Association

09/2024

220

Mole

9781639054794

15 a 20 dias

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

Section 1 Foundations of Elder Law

Chapter 1 Medical Assistance Long-Term Care





A Note about Involuntary Discharge



Chapter 2 Guardianship





Administration of a Guardianship/Conservatorship
Termination of a Guardianship/Conservatorship
Alternatives to Guardianships/Conservatorships
A Practice Note on Guardianships
Supportive Decision Making (SDM)



Chapter 3 Estate Planning





Special/Supplemental Needs Trust
Discretionary Needs Trust
Statutory Discretionary Trust
Common Law Discretionary Trust
A Practice Note on Discretionary Needs Trusts



Chapter 4 Elder Abuse





Identity Theft
Internal Revenue Scams
Grandparent Scam
Lottery and Sweepstakes Scam
Phantom Debt Collection Scam
A Practice Note on Reporting Abuse /Neglect In Nursing Homes



Section 2 Long-Term Care and at-Home Possibilities

Chapter 5 Advance Care Planning





Advance Medical Directive
General Durable Power of Attorney
Deeds
Revocable Living Trust
Payable on Death/Transfer on Death
A Simple Will



Chapter 6 Assisted Living, Home and Community-Based Waivers, Memory Care and Continuing Care Retirement Communities

Assisted Living





Group Homes
Home and Community-Based Waivers
Veterans Aid and Attendance
Memory Care Facility
Nursing Homes
Continuing Care Retirement Communities



Chapter 7 Debilitating Disease Strategies





ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) "Lou Gehrig's Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Alcohol Abuse Disorder
Dementia
Depression



Section 3 Ethical Issues and Other Considerations Involving Client Autonomy

Chapter 8 Ethical and Other Considerations Related to Long-Term Care Planning





Psychiatric Advance Directive/Mental Health Advance Directive
Mental Health Courts
Veterans Courts
Drug Courts



Chapter 9 Independent Living: Paying for In-Home Care





Private Insurance
ABLE Accounts
Prepaid Debit Card
Medicare
Medicaid Planning Trusts
Long-Term Care Insurance
Veterans Benefits
Reverse Mortgage
Home and Community-based Services Waiver



Section 4 Medical Assistance Long-Term Care Planning Strategies

Chapter 10 Making Informed Decisions about Planning for Medical Assistance Long-Term Care





Helping Clients Make Informed Decisions About Nursing Home Care
Some Exempt Transfers



Chapter 11 Get Organized





Step 1: Protecting the Personal Residence
Step 2: Protecting Assets/5-Year Look Back
Step 3: State Medicaid Policy Manual
Step 4: Income/Allowable Deductions
Formulate Your Strategy
Estate Recovery



Chapter 12 Single Individual

Chapter 13 Long-Term Care for Married Couples





Spousal Impoverishment Protections
Annual Redetermination
Transferring Ma-LTC to Another State



Conclusion

Index
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