News Roundup – 2/25/2022

February is American Heart Month! Read President Biden’s Proclamation on American Healrth Month 2022

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General News Sources:

• Caring for Older Relatives Is So Expensive That Even AARP’s Expert Filed for Bankruptcy
• Social Security online statements provide key information to help you boost your benefits
• AARP research reveals emotional toll of family caregiving
• Caring for our Future: How Professional Caregiving is Evolving for a New Generation of Older Adults
• Top Caregiving Tips When You Live With Aging Parents
• How can siblings settle conflicts about a parent’s care?
• Yeah, I do mind getting old
• The new generation gap
• Elderly people make up 75% of COVID-19 deaths. Many more have died from isolation
• FINRA to Permit Temporary Transaction Holds and Longer Disbursement Holds to Prevent Financial Exploitation of Elders and Other Specified Adults | Amendments fo Rule 2165
• Retiring and enrolling in Medicare: You may need to appeal premium surcharges if your income is dropping
• Do I qualify for state or federal disability benefits?
• Georgia Caregivers Act Critical for Family Caregivers in the Peach State
• Home health care workers see demands rise as hospitals discharge patients sooner, sicker
• Living-Will, Advanced Directives Can Be Saved in a New Video App
• Plan ahead: Create an advance directive now
• Aging for Amateurs: Advance directives make last wishes more likely to come true
• What Lies Beneath: Vets worry polluted base made them sick
• Handrails, Equipment Controls Among Most Contaminated High-Touch Surfaces in Long-Term Care Facilities
• A paralyzed Maryland man says Medicaid is forcing him out of his home and into an institution
• Consumers lost $5.8 billion to fraud last year — up 70% over 2020
• Digital health tool aims to empower victims of elder abuse
• Georgia Attorney General (and 49 other State AGs) urge FTC to adopt a National Rule Outlawing Impersonation Scams
• Decisions about sexual consent for people with cognitive disabilities must be person-centred
• Family caregivers can get help making a plan | Our Family/Our Way resources page at Miami University
• Why head trauma can be more significant in older people
• Understanding Respite Care, finding it and paying for it
• Sandwich-generation caregivers are not OK
• Caregiving takes heavy financial, physical, mental toll | UCLA Policy Brief
• The Legal Consequences of Elder Fraud Can Be Steep

Health and Healthcare Related News:

• Could colorful nutrients in fruits help Parkinson’s patients live longer?
• Tim and Savannah Heller’s new book “Diary of a Dying Woman” is a heartfelt read meant to bring comfort to families with a terminally ill loved one
• Florida Hospital leaders are criticizing state proposals to cut Medicaid funds
• Take Care of Your Mental Health! But… How?
• Signs of Autism Differ in Brains of Boys, Girls
• High-fiber diet linked with reduced risk of developing dementia
• Acquired and congenital spinal cord injury is associated with lower likelihood of PSA screening
• If You Have Alzheimer’s, This Is When You’ll Begin to Feel Symptoms
• It takes a village to take care of a person with a mental health condition
• The Cost Of Long-Term Care Is Rising Amid Staffing Shortages | Related Businesswire Article
• Former administrator provides a user guide to nursing home, long-term care choices
• In “Healing,” Dr. Thomas Insel critiques & offers solutions to America’s mental health crisis
• Generations Journal, Winter 2021-22 releases by American Society on Aging
• A Victory for “Off-Label” Prescription Drug Coverage
• The online Brain Health Registr is Now Enrolling
• The Never-Ending Need to Reimagine Long-Term Care (discussing JAMDA February 2022 issue on Reimagining Long-Term Care)
• Long-Distance Caregivers’ Use Of Supportive Services
• ADVault working with PACIO and CMS to develop Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Implementation Guides (IGs) | CMS FHIR page
• Foreign nurses in long-term care: Sure thing or fleeting promise?
• CVS Pharmacy develops innovative, modern line of home health care products
• OIG Report Analyzes Payments in Excess of Hospice Per Diem Rate
• To Disclose or Not to Disclose (terminal illness)? Lessons From a Dying Therapist

Special Needs News:

• Florida Seized a 4-Day-Old From a Mother With a Disability
• Maine is 1st New England state with alerts for disabled kids
• Legislation aims to strengthen resources for independent living
• 4 Reasons Why Businesses Should Care About Disability Issues
• Hearing, Vision … Autism? Proposal Would Add Screening to School-Entry Requirements
• Why new voting restrictions might deter disabled voters from the polls
• I know the obstacles faced by people with disabilities. That is why I am lobbying for change
• A Neuroscientific View of How Autism Affects The Brain
• Benefits for People With Disabilities and Their Parents
• How the Netflix Series “Atypical” Raises Awareness About Autism
• Autism Society’s Capital Connection: February 24, 2022
• Don’t be scared to talk about disabilities. Here’s what to know and what to say
• Arc’s Senior Director of Income Policy Testified for Congress on 2/3/2022 regarding barries to healthcare for individuals with disabilities
• Closing the learning gaps in children’s literacy skills
• Dover Doodles Dog Breeders Try To Help Special Needs Families | Dover Doodles website
• Blind People Stagnating At Work Due To Inaccessible Technology, Says New Study

Events, Webcasts & Podcasts:

• Creating a Dementia-Friendly Home with The Apartment (Part 1) (Alzheimer’s Foundation of America)
• America 250 Community Conversation: The Hornet’s Nest, February 24, 2022 at 2pm EST (concerns novel of the Revolutionary War by Jimmy Carter)
• Facebook Live Q&A on Mental Health and Older Adults, March 1, 2022, 2:30pm ET
• PSLF Webinar series on Student Loan Forgiveness Temporary Waiver
• Webinar: Collaborating with Employers and Utilizing Creative Platforms to Connect People with Disabilities to Meaningful Work, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 3:00 – 4:30 pm
• Educating America Tour: Texas, March 9 @ 10:00 am – 12:45 pm CST (Alzheimer’s Foundation of America)
• Webcast: Money Mule Scams: Tips for Prevention, Identification, and Trauma-Informed Assistance March 10, 2022, 2pm-3pm EST
• Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) 2022 Annual Conference, March 10-March 13, 2022
• Webinar: Five Part Program: ECHO Elder Abuse Identification and Clinical Management in Primary Care, March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10 and July 8, 2022 (Sponsored by USC Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program)
• Disability Policy Seminar, March 28-30, 2022
• Elder Justice Decision-Making Capacity Symposium, April 19 – April 21, 2022 (Free Virtual Conference)
• 2022 National Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse Symposium, April 27-29, 2022
• ACL Webinar Series: Engaging Community Health Workers in Evidence-Based Programs
• Webinar: The Role and Value of Volunteers in Home- and Community-Based and Long-Term Care Programs for Older Adults, March 15, 2022, 1:00-2:30 pm est
• Autism Conference & Expo of Georgia: Systems of Care in Georgia: Early Identifcation to Adulthood, May 18-May 19, 2022
• 2022 National Voices of Medicare Summit & Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• 2022 NAELA Annual Conference, May 13-14, 2022, Scottsdale, Arizona
• The Arc Summer Leadership Institute, July 18-20, 2022 (Accepting speaker proposals through March 11)
• New Book: Enhancing the Quality of Care in Long-Term Care Settings (Published February 2022)
• National Conference on Guardianship, Dallas, TX, October 22-25, 2022

Government Sources:

• Genealogy Through the Decades (Census)
• Justice Department Resolves Lawsuits to Ensure Equal Access to Health Care for People with HIV
• Mental Health Resources for Veterans
• Health.mil: One Blood Donation Can Save Up to Three Lives
• Health.mil: Yes, You Can Still Get Old Medical Records after MHS GENESIS Transition
• FTC: New Data Shows FTC Received 2.8 Million Fraud Reports from Consumers in 2021
• GAO Report: HHS Should Facilitate Information Sharing Between States to Help Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Residential Facilities
• SSA: 6 Ways to Make Saving for Retirement Easier

Retirement and Financial News:

• The Budget: The Foundation of Your Financial Plan
• Direct Roth Conversions and QCDs, Roth Conversions and Spousal IRAs (Ed Slott)
• It Doesn’t Matter if You’re on Track for the $4,194 Social Security Benefit. Here’s Why
• Income Protection and Financial Planning
• What Baby Boomers Need to Know About Roth IRAs
• Feeling inSECURE about your retirement accounts two years after change in law?
• This is the ‘money talk’ couples should have before they walk down the aisle
• How these couples overcame financial infidelity, money secrets in their relationships
• What’s The Cheapest Way To Help Adult Children?
• How to invest like a millionaire and build wealth for retirement
• Why Values Based Financial Planning is Powerful and Can Actually Lead Every African American To Success
• Estate Documents You’ll Need Beyond A Last Will And Testament
• T. Rowe Price announces publication of retirement planning tips for investors making career change
• The Five Strategies for Retirement Income
• Divorce and your estate plan – points to know
• Proposed regulations update RMDs for SECURE Act changes | Text of Proposed Regulations
• Retirees Depleting Retirement Plan Lump Sums Faster than Five Years Ago
• Single parent needs concise estate plan
• The Cost of Waiting to Make a Large Gift: Compounding Your Tax Savings

Legal News:

• National Conference on Guardianship is looking for speakers
• Nuchols v. Ranch, (Tenn. Worker’s Comp. Appeals Bd., 2/18/2022) (claimant was employee, not independent contractor)
• How to Keep Your Estate Plan from Jeopardizing a Disabled Heir’s Benefits
• Florida guardianship bill could extend power, reach of judges and guardians
• Settlement Planning Opportunities: When Liens are Reduced or Eliminated, Don’t Forget to Explore Options for the Savings
• Should a Surviving Spouse file a Federal Form 706 Estate Tax Return to Claim the Deceased Spouse’s Unused Exemption from Federal Estate Tax?
• 56 Prosecutors Issue Joint Statement Calling for End of ​‘Broken’ Death Penalty
• I’ve Been Asked To Be a Guardian. What Do I Do?
• What Is Estate Planning And Why Does It Matter?
• Common Mistakes in Estate Planning
• Exes, Stepchildren and Your Will: A Cautionary Tale
• Physicians, get your estate in order or the court will do it instead

Not New, But Worth Remembering:

• ABA Formal Opinion 500 Provides Guidance on Working with Vision, Speech and Hearing Impaired Clients
• Genworth Cost of Care Survey

Websites suggested by National Center on Law & Elder Rights during Black History Month

• University of Southern California: Family Caregiver Support Center
• National Caucus and Center on Black Aging: Black and Aging in America 2021
• National Center on Elder Abuse: Mistreatment of African American Elders
• NCALL Increasing Access to Healing Services and Just Outcomes for Older African American Crime Survivors Toolkit
• NCLER Webinar: Defending Older Adults from Home Equity Theft, “We Buy Houses” and Foreclosure Rescue Scams
• NCLER Webinar: Drafting Advance Planning Documents to Reduce the Risk of Abuse or Exploitation

Not News, But Interesting:

• PBS Virtual Event on Benjamin Franklin