Elder Law

SSRN: ELDER LAW STUDIES ABSTRACTS

Posted on March 26, 2010
Table of Contents (Browse ALL abstracts for this journal) Losing it? Losing What? The Law and Dementia Jonathan Herring, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law Legal Issues in Aging Families Marshall B. Kapp, Florida State University - College of...

Senate passes reconciliation bill

Posted on March 25, 2010
Breaking News Alert The New York Times Thu, March 25, 2010 -- 2:26 PM ET ----- Senate Passes Reconciliation Bill, 56-43 After running through an obstacle course of Republican amendments and procedural objections, the Senate on Thursday afternoon approved of...

New Publication from the Alliance on Aging

Posted on March 24, 2010
The Silver Book: Chronic Disease and Medical Innovation--Diabetes Type: Document, Report Date: March 2010 Related Topics: Aging Research, Diabetes, Health, Medical Innovation, Policy, Research The first volume of The Silver Book was launched in 2006 and has quickly become a...

German pensioners convicted of kidnapping financial advisor

Posted on March 23, 2010
Four German pensioners have been found guilty of kidnapping the financial adviser they blamed for US property investments that went awry. The court found that the four, aged 61 to 80, abducted James Amburn and tried to force him to...

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Save the Date: World Congress on Adult Guardianship Oct. 1-4, 2010

Posted on March 22, 2010
The World Congress Adult Guardianship 2010 Organizing Committee and 8 other organizations invite you to participate in the First World Congress on Adult Guardianship. "In light of the current situation of Japanese Adult Guardianship Law implementation, and considering the need...

Is Long-Term Care More Important to Women Than Men?

Posted on March 22, 2010
From our friends at the Kansas and Missouri Elder Law Blog: I could hear the panic in Mary?s voice. Her husband Joe?s health had been steadily declining for years, and Mary has been his primary caregiver. But last week he...

Survey will gauge "aging preparedness"

Posted on March 21, 2010
A new national online survey is underway to gauge how prepared Americans are to age. Intended for adults over the age of 18, the survey will examine concerns Americans have about aging, expectations they have about who will provide for...

R.I.P. off? Pre-need regulations have increased, but critics say not enough

Posted on March 19, 2010
By Kaija Wilkinson from gulflive.com JACKSON, Miss. -- Since Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann took office, his agency has seized five Mississippi cemeteries for mismanaging funds, a scenario that's playing itself out across the country. Critics of the pre-paid industry...

"'They Keep it All Hid': The Ghettoization of Mental Disability Law and its Implications for Legal Education"

Posted on March 17, 2010
St. Louis University Law Journal, Symposium Issue, Vol. 54, No. 3, 2010 NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09/10 #16 MICHAEL L. PERLIN, New York Law School Email: mperlin@nyls.edu The Supreme Court has, since 1972, decided more than fifty cases...

Call for Papers: The Future of Elder Law

Posted on March 17, 2010
Call for Papers ? Future of Elder Law Practice William Mitchell Law Review, Vol. 37, Issue I (Fall 2010) The William Mitchell Law Review is proud to dedicate its first issue of the 2010-11 academic year to Elder Law in...

Elder law students and others assist Haitians

Posted on March 16, 2010
Students from the University of Miami School of Law?s Health & Elder Law Clinic and Florida International University are hosting other Spring Breakers from around the country who want to help Haitians gain Temporary Protected Status. This allows Haitians in...

NAELA Student Journal now online

Posted on March 16, 2010
The 2009 NAELA Student Journal is now available online. Click here to start reading the top eight papers submitted to the 2009 Student Writing Competition. Here?s what you?ll find: Its All About the Money: Potential Repercussions of Denying Disabled Veterans...

New on SSRN: Wills, Trusts and Estates Law Abstracts

Posted on March 15, 2010
WILLS, TRUSTS, & ESTATES LAW ABSTRACTS Sponsored by The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Foundation Vol. 6, No. 6: Feb 25, 2010 ROBERT H. SITKOFF, EDITOR John L. Gray Professor of Law, Harvard Law School rsitkoff@law.harvard.edu Browse...

DOJ publication discusses rights of vets with disabilities

Posted on March 15, 2010
A new publication by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice outlines the rights of returning service members with disabilities under the ADA. Standards are different for vets and non-vets. Here's the intro: The ADA is a civil...

Registration Open for Stetson Special Needs Trust Administration Webinar

Posted on March 12, 2010
More info/register: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=81947 REGISTER NOW! The Center for Excellence in Elder Law at Stetson University College of Law presents The Fundamentals of Special Needs Trust Administration Half-Day Webinar for Special Needs Trust Trustees, Financial Planners, Money Managers and Attorneys involved...

News of the Old: Skeletons found in mass grave are executed Vikings c. 1000 AD

Posted on March 12, 2010
Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say. Mystery has surrounded the identity of the group since they were discovered at Ridgeway Hill, near Weymouth, in June. Analysis of teeth from...

A Pitch for Privacy Rights

Posted on March 12, 2010
By John T. Brooks, partner, and Samantha E. Weissbluth,senior counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago, from "Trusts & Estates, the Journal of Wealth Management" Milwaukee pitcher Scott Schoeneweis is trying to keep prying eyes out of records detailing his dead...

European Court of Human Rights Awards Damages to Mentally Disabled Man

Posted on March 11, 2010
MDAC welcomes last week's judgment of the European Court of Human Rights which ordered the Russian government to pay 25,000 EUR compensation to a man with mental health disabilities who was unlawfully deprived of legal capacity and arbitrarily detained in...

CMS issues sanction warning to Missouri re: Home health care restrictions in Medicaid

Posted on March 11, 2010
From the Center for Medicare Advocacy: The state of Missouri requires Medicaid beneficiaries to be "confined to the home" in order to receive home health services provided under its Medicaid program. While this so-called "homebound" rule has been required by...

Update on cryogenics case

Posted on March 10, 2010
A dispute over the frozen remains of a 71-year-old Colorado Springs woman has ended in a settlement. The family of the late Mary D. Robbins, a retired nurse, agreed Wednesday to end a legal battle aimed at preventing her from...

New on SSRN: ELDER LAW STUDIES ABSTRACTS

Posted on March 10, 2010
Income, Material Hardship, and the Use of Public Programs Among the Elderly Helen Levy, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Institute for Social Research (ISR), National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Euthanasia and the Right to Life in the...

Family opposes sending body for cryogenic preservation

Posted on March 09, 2010
The frozen remains of a 71-year-old Colorado Springs woman will remain packed in dry ice for 72 hours while her family decides whether to appeal a magistrate?s decision to turn her body over to an Arizona non-profit for cryogenic preservation....

ALCA free webinar: Ombudsman and Citizen Advocacy in Assisted Living

Posted on March 09, 2010
The Assisted Living Consumers Alliance is pleased to present: Ombudsman and Citizen Advocacy in Assisted Living Join us for a Webinar on March 18 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/936268457 Long-term care ombudsmen and citizen advocates...

Special Issue from BePress: Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology

Posted on March 08, 2010
Small Divides, Big Challenges? Nanotechnologies and Human Health This special issue is a collaborative effort to examine the impact of nanotechnology-based innovations on biomedical products development, on public health infrastructure, and on healthcare service delivery...

New on SSRN: Wills, Trusts, & Estates Law Abstracts

Posted on March 05, 2010
WILLS, TRUSTS, & ESTATES LAW ABSTRACTS Sponsored by The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Foundation Vol. 6, No. 5: Feb 18, 2010 ROBERT H. SITKOFF, EDITOR John L. Gray Professor of Law, Harvard Law School rsitkoff@law.harvard.edu Browse...

McKnight's Long Term Care News to host online Expo

Posted on March 04, 2010
McKnight?s Long-Term Care News is hosting a free online Expo. It is open to Owners, Nurses and Administrators in the long-term care industry. This year the Expo is happening on March 24th and 25th. Two days of webcasts, networking, and...

KFF updates Medicare Part D documents

Posted on March 03, 2010
The Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a collection of analyses related to the Part D Medicare stand-alone drug plan options available to seniors for calendar year 2010. Each of the spotlights focuses on a key aspect of the drug plans...

Funding opportunity from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Posted on March 03, 2010
Active Aging: Supporting Individuals and Enhancing Community-based Care through Health Information Technology The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is requesting applications from organizations that propose to develop specialized centers for the purpose of (a) utilizing communication and information...

Health and Aging Policy Fellowships: Application deadline April 15

Posted on March 03, 2010
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older...

February 2010 Issue of Bifocal

Posted on March 03, 2010
Attached is the February 2010 issue of Bifocal, Journal of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging. Download Feb 10 ABA Bifocal J In this issue: Advocacy Victory for People with Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Results in Expedited Benefits (by Leslie...

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