Elder Law and Special Needs Law News Roundup – 7-15-2022

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General News Sources and Top News:

Caregiving News:

• How can pharma engage with caregivers?
• Caring for elders – and their caregivers
• MIT research informs design of new coordination service for family caregivers
• AARP Webinar on making at-home caregiving easier, July 26, 7pm ET & PT
• 211 Is a Local Lifeline for Family Caregivers
• Do racial inequities hamper caregiver resources, health outcomes?
• Are Proxy, Caregiver Responses for Patient-Reported Outcomes Valuable? (Answer, … yes)

Consumer Protection, Scams, Abuse:

• ‘I’m calling about your car warranty’ scams continue
• ‘She was so dehydrated, her eyelids were stuck to her eyes’
• Stealing From the Weak: SEC Charges Fraudulent Operation of Special Needs Pooled Trusts
• Factors shaping the global political priority of addressing elder abuse: a qualitative policy analysis

Health and Healthcare Related News:

• What’s the best way to pick a nursing home for a loved one?
• Digital Mental Health Companies Draw Scrutiny and Growing Concerns
• GAO: Drug Policy: Preliminary Observations on the 2022 National Drug Control Strategy
• Podcast: Foot Care Tips for People with Diabetes
• AHRQ: Learning Modules for Covid-19 Post-Vaccination Practices in nursing homes
• AHRQ: Does racism impact healthcare quality? Perspectives of Black and Hispanic/Latino patients
• Health.mil: How Diet, Lifestyle and Mental Health Impact Your Overall Health
• Scholarly/Research Articles:
  • Programs for Care System Transitions in Mental Health
  • Calibrating Readmission risk prediction models for determining Post-discharge Follow-up timing
  • Discharge When Medically Ready
  • Section II – Geriatric Syndromes (Cambridge University Press, 6/30/2022)
  • The Role of Smoking and Body Mass Index in Mortality Risk Assessment for Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients
  • Who does not Find Metaphors Funny? Humor Preferences in Geriatric Patients
  • Clinical and hematological evaluation of geriatric anemia
  • Cognitive prehabilitation for geriatric patients undergoing elective surgery: a PRISMA-P-compliant protocol for a systematic review
  • Defining the ethical considerations surrounding kidney transplantation for frail and cognitively impaired patients: a Delphi study of geriatric transplant experts
  • Characterization of regional variation of bone mineral density in the geriatric human cervical spine by quantitative computed tomography
  • Geriatric nutritional risk index as a prognostic factor in patients with recurrent pancreatic cancer
  • Biomarkers of aging in real life: three questions on aging and the comprehensive geriatric assessment
  • “A Different Way to Survive”: The Experiences of Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • What Are the Drivers of Readmission for Serious Venous Thromboembolic Events after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty? An Analysis of 862,915 Patients
  • Smart care spaces: pervasive sensing technologies for at-home care
  • Nursing care for patients carrying multi-drug resistant organisms: Experiences, intention to use protective equipment and ability to comply with measures
  • Changes in home visit utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicenter cross-sectional web-based survey
  • Controlling the Uncontrollable: Patient Safety and Medication Management From the Perspective of Registered Nurses in Municipal Home Health Care
  • Better Preparation and Training Determine Home Care Workers’ Self-Efficacy in Contributing to Heart Failure Self-Care
  • Validity of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool for Evaluation of Frailty Status in Older Hospitalised Patients
  • Retirement planning mistakes undermining the post-retirement adjustment and well-being
  • Systems modelling predicts chronic inflammation and genomic instability prevent effective mitochondrial regulation during biological ageing
  • Research on Nursing Home Business Model based on Multi-objective Decision Model
  • The Relationship of Registered Nurse Staffing and Nursing Home Quality Measure Star Ratings
  • Safety, Effectiveness, and Immunogenicity 6 Months After BNT162B2 mRNA Vaccine in Frail Nursing Home Residents
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Risk of Long-Term Nursing Home Entry among Older Adults: An Analysis of Medicare Administrative Claims Data
  • ADVANCE-C: A Qualitative Study of Experiences Caring for Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia during the COVID-19 Pandemic (July 2022)
  • Implementation, mechanisms of change and contextual factors of a complex intervention to improve interprofessional collaboration and the quality of medical care for nursing home residents (7/8/2022)
  • Medication safety in nursing home patients (6/20/2022)

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and VA Benefits:

• Medi-Cal’s Reliance on Prisoners to Make Cheaper Eyeglasses Proves Shortsighted
• CMS: Promoting Access in Mediaid and CHIP Managed Care
• Dems want to tax high earners to protect Medicare solvency
• CMS: Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model (Updated)
• GAO: Medicaid: State Directed Payments in Managed Care
• New Case: Morgam v. Brown (W.D. Ok. 7/5/2022) (Medicaid applicant’s promissory note found to be countable and eligibity was terminated; applicant’s motion for summary judgment denied)
• NAMD: Re-Entry to Medicaid after incarceration
• Fitbit partners with WellCare of Georgia’s Medicaid plan with focus on chronic disease management
• Medicaid Financial Eligibility in Pathways Based on Old Age or Disability in 2022: Findings from a 50-State Survey
• New Report Reveals Significant Gaps in Medicare Knowledge Among Older Adults
• Article: Medicaid: Safety Net for the Wealthy?

Special Needs News:

• Video and Messaging Tools about the Disability Information Access Line (DIAL)
• CMS: People with Disabilities: Help Address Disparities
• Data Suggests Autism Rate Is Still Growing
• YouTube Video: Resources for Parents living with special needs
• Georgia expands scholarship program to more students with special needs
• HUD ALJ Orders Landlord to pay over $700,000 for discriminating against daughter with disabilities and her mother | Decision

Events, Webcasts & Podcasts:

• American Hospital Association Leadership Summit, July 17-19, 2022
• Rocky Mountain Regional Elder Law Retreat, August 25-27, 2022
• NELF 2022 Forum, September 9-10 in Kansas City, MO
• 53rd Annual Estate Planning Institute, PLI, September 12, 2022
• Best Practices in Trust Account Management, Tenn. Comm. on CLE, September 14, 2022, 9am to Noon CDT
• Life Care Planning for the Elderly Client: Fundamentals and Practice, September 21, 2022
• Annual Mid-Atlantic ADA Conference, October 11-13, 2022
• 24th Annual Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts, October 12-14, 2022
• Elder Abuse Conference (Oregon AG), October 20-21, 2021
• National Conference on Guardianship, Dallas, TX, October 22-25, 2022
• ARC National Convention, November 10-12, Denver Colorado
• CareFreeMe – Virutal Study for memory loss patients considering retiring from driving

Government Sources:

• CMS: National Coverage Analysis re Home Use of Oxygen
• ACL: COVID Tests for people who are blind or have low vision
• CMS: Teaching Physicians, Interns, & Residents Guidelines — Revised
• CMS: Nursing Home Staff Turnover and Weekend Staffing Levels
• CMS: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Reconsideration and Exception & Extension (Updated)
• CMS: Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Reconsideration and Exception & Extension (Updated)
• CMS: Hospice Quality Reporting Program Reconsideration Requests (Updated)
• Treasury: Fingerprinting and Employment Eligibility Verification Delays Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic May Increase Taxpayer Data Exposure Risks
• GAO: COVID-19: Pandemic Lessons Highlight Need for Public Health Situational Awareness Network
• July 2022 refresh of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) data is now available on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC)

Retirement and Financial News:

• Rate resets on 9.62% interest, taxes, inherited assets: Experts weigh in on 3 tricky questions about Series I bonds
• Inherited IRAs and RMDs (Ed Slott)
• If you’re heading to a new job, don’t forget about your 401(k): Here’s how to handle the money in an ex-employer’s plan
• 4 QCD Rules That May Surprise You (Ed Slott)
• Getting serious with clients about long-term care insurance

Estate Planning

• Estates can now request late portability election relief for 5 years
• ACL Webinar: Choosing a Health Care Power of Attorney, June 27, 3pm-4pm ET
• 8 Documents That Are Essential to Planning Your Estate
• Besides Saving Estate Taxes, What Should Be on Your Estate Planning Checklist?
• Cover your assets: A look at Utah’s asset protection trust statute
• Investing in 529 Plans for Education and Estate Planning

Legal News:

• ACTEC Comments on Proposed Regulations re using actuarial tables
• Florida Slayer Statute Does Not Require a Murder Conviction To Apply
• California Trustee Removal Petitions May Be Costly to Those Who Launch Them
• New Case: Shirley v. Dawkins (Ala. 6/24/2022) (Antilapse statute prevented grandson from being disinherited)
• New Case: Hyatt v. Adenus Group, LLC (Tn. Ct. App. 7/12/2022) (Affirmed trial court’s reformation of profit sharing agreement)
• Will This New Medi-Cal Law Affect Your Settlement?
• County nursing homes face potential for increased liability
• Tennessee Supreme Court considers permanently eliminating restrictions on distance learning (ADM2022-00781, 6/14/2022)

Not New, But Worth Remembering:

• State Bar of Georgia: Find a Lawyer Directory
• EzElderLaw Financial Toolbox
• 2022 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
• National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center
• Blogs and websites we follow

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