Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute (LII) includes a page with a wealth of information, including definitions and summaries of legal concepts and subjects such as contract law and tort law. It clarifies the meaning of nuanced terms like “Malpractice ,” which is a species of tort, saying “The tort committed when a professional fails […]
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This video, produced by the National Adult Protective Services Association, identifies signs of elder abuse. Also see University of California’s video, Elder Abuse: The Crime of the Twenty-First Century? – Research on Aging. Attorney Paul Greenwood has prosecuted more than four hundred felony cases of elder and dependent abuse, both physical and financial. He examines […]
Medicare Drug Coverage (Part D). Provides basic information about Medicare prescription drug coverage, benefits and costs, eligibility and enrollment, extra help, comparing and choosing plans, and coverage determinations and appeals Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Prevention. Explains Medicare and Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse prevention, detection, reporting, and recovery Medicare Rights and Protections. Explains […]
2021 Training Powerpoint. Explains the rules that govern the payers‘ responsibility when people have Medicare and certain other types of health and/or prescription drug coverage
In Booth v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court considered the appeal of a daughter convicted of killing her mother. Booth took custody of her elderly mother, Cowart, after she was discharged from the hospital in October 2016. Booth cared for Cowart in Booth’s home with the assistance of a registered nurse until early December. Cowart […]
O.C.G.A. § 31-8-80. Short title This article shall be known as the “Long-term Care Facility Resident Abuse Reporting Act.” O.C.G.A. § 31-8-81. Definitions As used in this article, the term: (1) “Abuse” means any intentional or grossly negligent act or series of acts or intentional or grossly negligent omission to act which causes injury to […]
TITLE 30 Chapter 5 O.C.G.A. § § 30-5-1. Short title This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act.” O.C.G.A. § 30-5-2. Legislative purpose The purpose of this chapter is to provide protective services for abused, neglected, or exploited disabled adults and elder persons. It is […]
TITLE 16 Chapter 5 Article 8 O.C.G.A. § 16-5-100 – Definitions As used in this article, the term: (1) “Alzheimer’s disease” means a progressive, degenerative disease or condition that attacks the brain and results in impaired memory, thinking, and behavior. (2) “Dementia” means: (A) An irreversible global loss of cognitive function causing evident intellectual impairment […]
