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A recent story in the Los Gatos Patch illustrates that elder abuse can occur anywhere, even here in our beautiful little town of Los Gatos in the heart of the highly educated Silicon Valley. It is a growing problem everywhere. Certainly, we don’t know why the abuse happened in the particular case that was reported…
Read MoreMedi-Cal is California’s version of the federal Medicaid program that pays for medical and long-term care for patients who meet the eligibility criteria. In order to get the federal Medicaid funds, a state must set up and operate the program and contribute about half of the funds for it. Because it is operated by the…
Read MoreWhat is the effect on Veterans and their widows of the VA’s discontinuance of the EVR procedure? The VA has just announced that it is no longer going to send out the forms and require the annual Eligibility Verification Report (EVR) to reconfirm benefits that are based on financial need, such as the VA Pension,…
Read MoreAs I considered the meaning Veteran’s Day for an inspirational moment I gave at my Rotary Club meeting this morning, l realized that I wanted to share my feelings about all of the veterans in our country whom we will honor this Friday, Veterans Day. I searched online for words I could use to inspire…
Read MoreOver a year ago, our law firm joined a national organization called the Life Care Planning Law Firm Association, which is dedicated to helping our elderly clients live the highest quality of life available to them. This is accomplished, we believe, by assisting our clients to obtain the highest quality of care available to them…
Read MoreI just read an article from the LA Times that I have to share with you. The story is about the fact that the author just discovered, through a survey, that a large percentage of baby boomers are not planning to, or at least are not worried about, leaving an inheritance to their children. As…
Read MoreIt’s one of the biggest annual events in Los Gatos! We are talking about the Los Gatos Morning Rotary club’s Claws for a Cause Lobster Block Party, scheduled for 5:00 to 10:00 p.m., Saturday, September 10, 2011. This all-you-can-eat lobster party is held in Los Gatos in the block in front of CB Hannigans and…
Read MoreFor the past month, I have been sharing with everyone some amazing new (at least new to me!) information I’ve learned about incapacity that I want to share with you, too. Dr. Jonathan D. Canick, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist/neuropsychologist at Sutter Health in San Francisco, spoke at the June meeting of the Northern California Chapter…
Read MoreIs an Annuity appropriate for long-term care planning in California? There are two situations where the purchase of an immediate annuity is appropriate for long-term care planning in California. However, except for these two circumstances, I believe annuities are rarely a good choice for planning in California. The first situation where an annuity is appropriate…
Read MoreI recently attended the Spring 2011 conference of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys in Las Vegas. The key note speaker for the conference was Jacqueline Marcell, the author of Elder Rage or, Take My Father …. Please! How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents. Jacqueline’s presentation was a both humorous and poignant tale…
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