Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: The Upside of Compliance Plans for Senior Care Facilities
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Is Your Senior Care Facility Ready for Day One (and Two) of a Certification or Complaint Survey?
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Agency Investigations of Senior Care Facilities
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice - Reimbursement Audits and Appeals
How Should We Celebrate Elder Law Month?
Long-Term Care Investigations: Critical Steps To Mitigate Risk and Protect Your Residents, Staff and Reputation
K&L Gates Triage: Emergency Preparedness and Response in Long Term Care - Part III
K&L Gates Triage: Emergency Preparedness and Response in Long Term Care - Part II
K&L Gates Triage: Emergency Preparedness and Response in Long Term Care
K&L Gates Triage: Reading the Fine Print: A Closer Look at the Proposed Regulation over Arbitration Clauses in Long-Term Care Resident Agreements
Three employees of two separate New Jersey long-term care facilities were indicted this past month, highlighting grave concerns over resident safety and care standards in such facilities throughout the state....more
Recent coverage from reputable news sources such as The New York Times and Associated Press has brought renewed attention to the detrimental effects of Medicaid estate recovery on families. Understanding Medicaid: Medicaid...more
Today, 58 million adults in the United States are 65 and older. Seniors make up more than 17 percent of the American population. The U.S. Census Bureau expects this number to reach 83.7 million by 2050....more
State legislatures nationwide are engaged in a flurry of activity as lawmakers, journalists, interest groups and citizens converge to address diverse policy issues. Debates and advocacy campaigns on topics such as social...more
The premier senior living and long-term care litigation seminar returns to Chicago on September 18-20! Join us at the Hyatt Regency, just steps from the Chicago River Walk, for an event tailored specifically for defense...more
Our February Elder Law and Special Needs newsletter is now available! In this issue, our attorneys delve into timely topics such as recent legislative developments in New Jersey. Specifically, we explore new laws designed to...more
Each fall, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) renews the federal guidelines that seek to protect individuals whose spouses are applying for or receiving Medicaid long-term care benefits....more
As individuals continue to live longer beyond retirement and the U.S. population size of those 65 years and older continues to increase, the demand for long-term services and supports (“LTSS”) is also expected to increase....more
Williams Mullen’s Strategies for Senior Care video series explores how owners, administrators, and directors of assisted living facilities (ALFs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and continuing care retirement communities...more
There are different types of care services available for elders and their caregivers, both in-person and online. Below, we will explore educational, financial, recreational, and supportive service options that can help...more
The Strategies for Senior Care video series explores how owners, administrators, and directors of assisted living facilities (ALFs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) can...more
The government’s newly formed Older People’s Housing Taskforce held its inaugural meeting in London on 17 May. Led by Professor Julienne Meyer, a former nurse with an extensive career in researching care for older people,...more
Paying for nursing-home and long-term care can seem daunting when the cost can be $5,000 to $12,000 per month – or more. When a married couple is no longer able or willing to privately pay out of pocket for care and chooses...more
CT magazine (October 2022) - The frailty syndrome is an emerging concept for providers who care for individuals with significant comorbidities, advanced age, or a decline in functional or cognitive status; the more...more
Join Manatt for the Second of Our Imperatives Deep-Dive Sessions on the Topics You Voted Most Important to You. Strengthening our nation’s long-term care system is a pressing societal issue as growing numbers of older...more
Presenters Jonathan Berkowitz of Goldberg Segalla, LLP and Annemari Cooley of Smith & Nephew will explain why current medical standards regarding “unavoidable” skin breakdown and Federal quality of care regulations impose a...more
The choice about whether or not to hire an elder law attorney (or elder care lawyer, as some say) is one that is not to be taken lightly. Unfortunately, it’s a topic that can cause a lot of anxiety both for the aging adult...more
Background - Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal and state policymakers have acted to preserve access to services for populations that use Medicaid-covered long-term services and supports (LTSS). These...more
No one would expect you to operate a business without developing a business plan. Typically, you would review the plan annually and modify it to accommodate your needs. Yet many people don’t follow similar practices for...more
As experts drill down to discover why nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are not playing a vital role in the U.S. health system by admitting improving patients from costly care in overwhelmed hospitals, a...more
President Biden is putting nursing homes on notice that all of their employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19, if the homes intend to continue participating in Medicare or Medicaid. The administration has...more
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services recently announced the “minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance” (“MMMNA”) will be increased from $2,873.34 to $2,903.34 starting on July 1, 2021. As part of laws designed to...more
With 2020 in the rear view mirror and 2021 well underway, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to generate urgency for elder law planning for those most at risk. May is National Elder Law Month which allows the opportunity to...more
Federal regulators, by allowing owners and operators to self-report quality and safety data and failing to audit vital information with diligence, have “broken” the national nursing-home rating system — what was supposed to...more
New standards for assisted living facilities and personal care homes were among the changes included in Georgia House Bill 987, the “Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act,” which Governor Kemp signed into law on...more