Elder Law

Upcoming elder mediation training announcement

Posted on May 14, 2009
ELDER MEDIATION TRAINING June 16, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and June 17, 18 and 19, 2009 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day Sponsored by GOOD SHEPHERD MEDIATION PROGRAM, PHILADELPHIA, PA To be held at Temple University James E....

Recent SSRN papers about AGE DISCRIMINATION

Posted on May 13, 2009
1 Understanding the Labour Market for Older Workers: A Survey IZA Discussion Paper No. 4033 John S. Heywood and Stanley Siebert University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and University of Birmingham Date Posted: March 2, 2009 Last Revised: March 2, 2009...

2009 SS Trustees Report revises last year's estimates

Posted on May 13, 2009
The Social Security Board of Trustees today released its annual report on the financial health of the Social Security Trust Funds. The Trustees project that program costs will exceed tax revenues in 2016, one year sooner than projected in last...

ABA Senior Lawyers Division eNews for April/May online...

Posted on May 12, 2009
Of note is a summary of legislative and regulatory proposals affecting seniors: Bills Introduced S 776 (Casey, D-PA), to assist in creating substantive culture change in long-term residential care by establishing a small house nursing home loan program to provide...

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April 2009 issue of Bifocal now available on line

Posted on May 12, 2009
Articles include: North Dakota Adopts Emeritus Pro Bono Practice Rule CLE Podcasts from 2008 National Aging and Law Conference Now Available! Financial Fraud Likely to Increase in 2009 Help Is on the Way: Senior Legal Hotlines Respond to Elder Abuse....

Huffington post notes that "elder abuse is a women's issue"

Posted on May 12, 2009
By Martha Burk, Political psychologist, co-founder, Center for Advancement of Public Policy: "Mother's Day is over for another year, but there's a hidden problem with many of our mothers that just goes on and on. Take the case of Ruth,...

Not elder law: secrets of world's oldest underwater city to be revealed

Posted on May 12, 2009
The oldest submerged town in the world is about to give up its secrets ? with the help of equipment that could revolutionize underwater archaeology. The ancient town of Pavlopetri lies in three to four metres of water just off...

New study suggests that caregiving for elderly parents helps extend caregiver lifespan

Posted on May 05, 2009
Boomers sandwiched between growing children and ailing aging parents often worry that the stress from all that caregiving might shave years off their lives. But it turns out that the opposite may be true ? the nurturing they give may...

A favorite website about old stuff....

Posted on May 05, 2009
The Ancient Maps Web List, http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/AncientWebPages/AncientL.html

Some new, cool stuff from NAELA

Posted on May 05, 2009
NAELA Rolls Out the Online Education Library Keep up with Elder Law and Special Needs Law issues with the new NAELA Online Education Library - without leaving your office! You'll find instant access to online and telephonic seminars, webinars, podcasts,...

Recent SSRN papers about MEDICARE

Posted on May 05, 2009
1 Choice Inconsistencies Among the Elderly: Evidence from Plan Choice in the Medicare Part D Program NBER Working Paper No. w14759 Jason Abaluck and Jonathan Gruber Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

The latest elder law - related CRS reports

Posted on May 05, 2009
R40513 State Health Reform Strategies April 14, 2009 Download Locations: Open CRS (User submitted) Summary: States have taken the initiative to propose and enact health care reforms to address perceived problems related to health insurance coverage, health care costs, and...

It's baaaaccckkk....

Posted on May 05, 2009
Due to a case of .. well, something, on the part of the editor, Elder Law Prof Blog went dark for a while. It's back, thanks to some prodding from a person who appears to be my only regular reader....

Obit: Icon Marilyn French dies at age 79

Posted on May 05, 2009
Marilyn French, author of The Women's Room and regarded as one of the great feminist writers, has died of heart failure aged 79 in New York. The native New Yorker died on Saturday in a Manhattan hospital, said Carol Jenkins,...

Census releases Facts for Features on Older Americans

Posted on March 10, 2009
It's always a good idea to brush up on the facts: Older Americans Month: May 2009 A meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens resulted in President John F. Kennedy designating May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month, encouraging the...

Larry Frolik is a dude!

Posted on February 20, 2009
This post was copied directly from the Wills, Trusts, and Estates Prof Blog: Lawrence A. Frolik (Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law) has recently published his book entitled Residence Options for Older and Disabled Clients. Here is...

Legendary wrestler Verne Gagne and a tragic tale of Alzheimer's

Posted on February 20, 2009
Verne Gagne, 82, is a former wrestling champion who has attained folk legend status in Minnesota. And Helmut R. Gutmann, 97, was a former cancer researcher who came to this country after fleeing Hitler's Nazi Germany. Both have suffered from...

The ABA wants your book proposal!!!

Posted on February 20, 2009
Larry "The Dude" Frolik (Pitt) writes: The ABA Senior Lawyers Division is eager to publish your book. If you have an idea for a book or a concept that might become a book, consider submitting your idea to the ABA...

Upcoming conferences on aging issues

Posted on February 20, 2009
March 11?15, 2009 Ninth International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases Prague, Czech Republic March 12?15, 2009 Ageing in the Mediterranean World Valletta, Malta April 14?16, 2009 Sixth-Annual World Health Care Congress Washington, D...

Pay home health care workers as part of stimulus plan

Posted on February 13, 2009
Interesting post from Health Beat Blog today--here's an excerpt:Now that the economy is in decline with massive job losses, consider the economic effect of providing well earned money to the 46 million personal care providers (31 million full-time equivalents)...

Compassion & Choices on the seven principles of patient-centered care

Posted on February 12, 2009
Compassion & Choices today released its Seven Principles for Patient-Centered End-of-Life Care and urged that they guide health care reform. ?As individuals face the end of life, and try to navigate the health care system, their own values and choices...

Medicaid related reports of interest

Posted on February 10, 2009
The National Health Law Program recently released a new study entitled, ?Fact Sheet: Developments Affecting Medicaid Cases Filed under 42 U.S.C. §1983.? The analysis offers useful information and legal strategies for advocates representing Medicaid recipients and applicants who encounter difficulties...

Quick and dirty overview of COBRA...

Posted on February 06, 2009
...prepared for one of our Congresspersons who doesn't understand how it works...Health Insurance Continuation Coverage Under COBRA Most Americans with private group health insurance are covered through an employer, coverage that is generally provided to active employees and their families,...

GAO publishes info on state Medicaid allocations under proposed stimulus package

Posted on February 04, 2009
GAO publishes info on state Medicaid allocations under proposed stimulus package http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09364r.pdf

GAO report finds CMS lacks clear plan for addressing needs of limited English proficiency callers.

Posted on January 29, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for providing beneficiaries timely and accurate information about Medicare. Receiving nearly 30 million calls in 2007, 1-800-MEDICARE, operated by a contractor, is the most common way members of the public...

Borchard Fellowship application period now open

Posted on January 23, 2009
The Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging Invites Applications For The 2009-2010 Borchard Fellowship in Law & Aging Fellowship Information The Borchard Fellowship in Law & Aging affords one year for two law school graduates interested in, and perhaps...

New Census report on spending for health care and social assistance programs

Posted on January 23, 2009
Medicaid continued to be the largest source of funding for nursing and residential care facilities in 2007 at $59 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. These tabulations come from the 2007 Service Annual Survey: Health Care and Social Assistance,...

ABA reissues Emeritus Attorney Guardianship Grant RFP

Posted on January 22, 2009
Revision and Re-Issuance of RFP for Mini-grants on Emeritus Indigent Guardianship Project* The ABA has issued a new mini-grant announcement for the Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Indigent Guardianship Project, sponsored by the ABA Commission on Law and Aging and the...

AARP International Vol. 7, Issue 1 now available

Posted on January 20, 2009
The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Older People in Asia The Asia Society and AARP will host a discussion of how the current global financial and economic crisis is disproportionately affecting Asia's older populations. Panelists will discuss the...

NIH publishes progress report on Alzheimer's disease

Posted on January 20, 2009
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the Federal Government?s National Institutes of Health (NIH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has primary responsibility for basic, clinical, behavioral, and social research in Alzheimer?s disease (AD) as...

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