Certified Elder Law Attorney Julian E. Gray will be speaking at the Pennsylvania Bar Institutes "Medical Malpractice Update" on August 16, 2016. Mr. Gray will be providing continuing legal education to attorneys in Pittsburgh on the topic of Special Needs Trusts and Medicare Set-Aside Issues.
It is common for many IRA owners to name their spouse and children as the primary and contingent beneficiaries of their IRA. Without proper guidance, children may trigger massive income tax liability.
Although voting is the hallmark of a democracy, it isn't easy if you are in a long-term care facility. Nursing home and other long-term care facility residents face several challenges to voting, from registering to vote to actually casting a ballot.
While it is illegal for a nursing home to discriminate against a Medicaid recipient, it still happens. To prevent such discrimination, nursing home residents and their families need to know their rights.