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San Diego Elder Law Center E-News
San Diego Elder Law Center,
serving the legal needs of San Diego's
elder and disabled communities, their
families and caregivers
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June 2007
- Vol 2, Issue 6
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In This Issue
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Of Further Interest . . .
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Thank you for subscribing to our
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Please give us your feedback on these
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According to a survey conducted for The
Caregiving Project for Older Americans,
the public has a dangerous misperception
about the amount of training in-home
caregivers receive. Seventy eight
percent of people who have hired
professional in- home caregivers believe
that those caregivers have received
formal training. Yet in reality, there
is no guarantee, since the United States
has no national training requirements
for professional in-home caregivers of
older adults.
"The truth is that professional
caregivers today are often unskilled or
poorly trained," says Dr. Larry Wright,
co-director of The Caregiving Project
for Older Americans and director of the
Schmieding Center for Senior Health and
Education. "Neither independent
contractors who work as in-home paid
caregivers, nor caregivers who receive
training through their for-profit agency
or community program, must adhere to
national standards. Consequently,
training is usually haphazard and spotty
at best."
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Alive and Kicking is a lively and
entertaining book full of advice to baby boomers
on putting their own affairs in order as well as
helping their parents with the problems they
face as they age. The authors, both elder law
attorneys from Arizona, cover almost every topic
imaginable in an easy-to-read and humorous style
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For most people, receiving an inheritance is
something good, but for a nursing home resident
on MediCal, or any one receiving SSI benefits,
an inheritance might not be such welcome news.
Both programs have strict income and resource
limits, so an inheritance can make the recipient
ineligible for benefits.
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Insurance companies have been using improper
tactics to sign up seniors for private Medicare
plans, according to government officials and
advocacy groups. The tactics include going
door-to-door, forging signatures, and giving
false information. According to an article in
the New York Times, enrollment in fee-for
service Medicare plans is increasing, but
seniors who sign up for these plans often don't
understand what they are getting.
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This publication is intended for general
information purposes only. It is not intended to
constitute individual legal advice to any specific
client.
San Diego Elder Law Center: Our knowledge, your
peace of mind . . .
Philip P. Lindsley, Certified Elder Law Attorney
San Diego Elder Law Center
phone:
619-235-4357
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