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Category Archives: Elder Care

Medicare And Veterans Administration Benefits Don’t Work Together

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

Veterans trying to decide between using their VA benefits or Medicare can use both, but only to a limited extent, according to the website Medicareinteractive.org. http://gty.im/200559688-001 “You can have both Medicare and Veterans Affairs benefits,” the site states. “However, Medicare and VA benefits do not work together. Medicare does not pay for any care… Read More »

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Improvements On The Way For Nursing Home Rating System

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

The Obama administration recently announced efforts to improve the quality of care in the nation’s nursing homes and strengthen the reporting system by which consumers obtain information about them. http://gty.im/467305389 Through executives actions and the president signing into law the bipartisan Improving Medicare Post Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014, the administration is seeking… Read More »

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Advice On Making Right Choice For Help With Elderly Care

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

The cost of hiring someone to help care for an elderly relative has remained fairly steady in recent years, according to a recent item in The New York Times. http://gty.im/173807843 It’s still about $19 an hour for a hired homemaker, someone takes care of things like cooking and cleaning. A home health aide, who… Read More »

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Ethical Guidelines For Helping Older Clients Offered By ABA

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

For attorneys who focus all or part of their practice on the needs of older clients, the American Bar Association advises adhering to the “Four C’s of Elder Law Ethics.” They are: Client identification Conflicts of interest Confidentiality Competence “First, all lawyers have an ethical obligation to make it very clear who their client… Read More »

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