by Gina G. MacDonald | Sep 25, 2018 | With Your Family in Mind
Use Your Will or Trust to Dictate How to Pay your Debts The main purpose of a will or trust is to direct where your assets will go after you die, but it can also be used to instruct your heirs on how to pay your debts. If someone dies with outstanding debt, your...
by Gina G. MacDonald | Aug 29, 2018 | With Your Family in Mind
Four Provisions People Forget to Include in their Estate Plan There are certain provisions people frequently forget to put in a will or estate plan that can have a big impact on their heirs. Alternate Beneficiaries: An estate plan should include at least one alternate...
by Gina G. MacDonald | Jul 24, 2018 | With Your Family in Mind
Unfair Medicare Denials Still Happen Based on an “Improvement Standard” Medicare beneficiaries are still experiencing coverage denials for skilled care services based on some variation of an “Improvement Standard”. Jimmo v. Sebelius is a nationwide class-action...
by Gina G. MacDonald | Jun 26, 2018 | With Your Family in Mind
Nursing Home Residents Have the Right to Seven-day Bed Hold When Hospitalized When a person is admitted to a skilled nursing facility, documents included in the resident’s package for signature should be a document informing the resident of the facility’s “bed-hold”...
by Gina G. MacDonald | May 25, 2018 | With Your Family in Mind
Information Regarding Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Part two As stated last month, many individuals are receiving care in Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly instead of Nursing Homes (“RCFE). However, there are some problems individuals are...
