The Frail Senior and Obama-Care
The Frail Senior and Obama-Care
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., an Elder Law Attorney Have you been wondering if the proposed Obama-Biden “plan to lower healthcare costs and ensure affordable, accessible, health coverage for all” would provide long-term skilled nursing home care for frail seniors? The short answer is…no! The key features of the plan focus on providing access to healthcare to “over […]
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Nursing Homes for Veterans
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Veterans Attorney Nursing home coverage for veterans is available from two sources within the Department of Veterans Affairs — the veteran’s health care system and the state veteran’s homes system. Nursing Home Coverage Through the VA Health Care System Nursing home coverage along with other long term care services such as home care […]
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Son Responsible For Mom?s Nursing Home Bill
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Asset Protection Attorney Many times the children of elderly clients ask whether they can be held responsible for Mom or Dad’s long term care costs. My answer always was that there wasn’t anything to worry about unless you take your parents money. That no longer appears to be the case. A recent […]
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What Happens If You Die Without a Will?
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Estate Planning Attorney We all know we are supposed to do estate planning, but not all of us get around to it. So what happens if you don’t have a will when you die? Your estate will be distributed according to state laws, which may or may not be the […]
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No Parental Immunity for Father Who Failed to Rescue Son from Fatal Fire
Christopher J. Hanlon, Esq., a Personal Injury Attorney A father’s failure to remove his child from a car before it burst into flames falls outside the exercise of child-rearing philosophy which the parental-immunity doctrine is intended to protect, a state New Jersey appeals could held. The three-judge Appellate Division panel reinstated a dismissed wrongful death suit by […]
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When Not to Use a Special Needs Trust
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Special Needs Trust Attorney Self-Settled Special Needs Trusts are often use when a person with disabilities receives a personal injury settlement, an inheritance, equitable distribution, alimony or child support. However, in many instances a Self-Settled Special Needs Trust is not appropriate. A disability lawyer must make an analysis on the […]
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Assisted Living Facility Residents Can Lose Their Homes if Their Facility Stops Participating in Medicaid
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Medicaid Application Attorney Most people want to avoid nursing home care. Many people believe that assisted living provides them with something better: choice, control, independence, and safety in a “non-institutional, community-based setting.” What is not widely known is that the protections for nursing home residents provided by the federal Nursing Home […]
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Politically Correct Language is an Inappropriate Policy; Harassment Policy Violates Free Speech
When a male graduate student pursuing a degree in military history was inclined to speak his mind in classroom discussions about women in combat and women in the military more generally, he felt inhibited by the university’s broadly worded policy on sexual harassment. In pertinent part, the policy stated that “all forms of sexual harassment are […]
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Employers and Job References; the Dilemma
There’s Hope in Immunity Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., Business Litigation Attorney Whether an employer-employee relationship ends on good terms or with acrimony, a common final act – the employee’s request for a reference for a new job – is increasingly leading to litigation. From the former employer’s standpoint, it can be a case of damned if you do and damned […]
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Plan for Long Term Care… Now… or Else
Fredrick Niemann, New Jersey Long Term Care Insurance Attorney “According to some sources, 60% of us will need long term care sometime during our lives. It is important for all of us to prepare for that day when we will need to help loved ones with elder care or we will need elder care for ourselves.” “It […]
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