by Laurie Ohall | Jun 23, 2011 | Elder Law, Florida Laws, Long Term Care Planning, Medicaid
I am elder law attorney, but more importantly, I am an advocate for the elderly. As we all know, this waiver request seeks to expand the pilot project to include Florida’s seniors under a long term care managed care model. Within this model, the managed care...
by Laurie Ohall | Jun 9, 2011 | Estate Planning, Power of Attorney for Estate Planning
When one spouse suffers from dementia, the other spouse often must take over managing the couple’s finances, usually with the help of a power of attorney. But things don’t always go smoothly with financial institutions. Just ask Chicago resident Eva...
by Laurie Ohall | Jun 7, 2011 | Elder Law, Florida Laws, Medicaid
Now that the legislature and the Governor have approved Medicaid Reform, the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) must seek permission from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (the federal government) to expand the waiver program to...
by Laurie Ohall | Jun 2, 2011 | Estate Planning
I write a lot about getting your estate planning affairs in order, but do you have your financial emergency plan in order? If you have a home disaster (and there have been a lot of natural disasters lately), do you have a plan in place? Here in Florida, as hurricane...
by Laurie Ohall | May 30, 2011 | End of Life Issues, Estate Planning, Florida Laws, Probate
A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society in May of 1999 demonstrated that independently living seniors that have pets tend to have better physical health and mental well-being than those that don’t. They’re more active, cope better with...
