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ADLs and IADLs

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) describe basic skills for getting through the day.…

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Planning for Adult Children with Disabilities

Childhood Disability Benefits assist disabled children and adults who became disabled prior to age 22. Most begin with Supplemental Security…

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The ARC Fights to Protect Medicaid

Medicaid is critical for individuals with special needs. It pays for things no one else will pay for and it…

3 months ago

Pat Summitt Documentary

If you follow Women's College Basketball, then you must have heard of Pat Summitt. Coach Summit was a legend in…

3 months ago

Service Animals and the ADA

Service animals used by individuals with a disability can only be excluded from public places if they cannot be controlled…

8 months ago

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: The Basics

On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), a…

9 months ago

Award of Custody to Grandparent Overturned

Award of Custody to Grandparent Overturned In Geiger v. Allmond, 371 Ga. App. 641 (May 23, 2024), the Court of…

10 months ago

Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model for Dementia Care

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model on July 1, 2024.…

10 months ago

Medicaid’s Refusal to Provide 24/7 Care in the Community Might be Discrimination

Medicaid's Refusal to Provide 24/7 Care in the Community Might be Discrimination In Harrison v. Young (5th Cir. June 6,…

11 months ago

Updates to Nursing Home Quality of Care Regulations

From time to time federal regulations covering nursing home quality of care are updated. Thus far, the following updates have…

11 months ago