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29 Sep NURSING HOME ARBITRATION AGREEMENT HELD ONLY BINDING WHEN THERE IS PROPER AUTHORITY

Posted at 06:53h in Financial Powers of Attorney, Guardianship, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Power of Attorney

It is common for nursing home admission agreements to indicate that the patient and nursing home are bound by arbitration – which generally results more favorable decisions for the nursing home (as opposed to litigation). Recently, the son of a patient (his mother) seeking entry...

22 Sep MEDICARE NURSING HOME RATING SYSTEM FLAWED

Posted at 06:43h in Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home

Medicare’s rating system for nursing homes is often misleading. Medicare set up a rating system in 2009 with the hopes that nursing homes would make efforts to increase the star rating (maximum of 5 stars) by improving the quality of care. However, some nursing homes have...

15 Sep INJURED HOME HEALTH WORKERS ASSUME THE RISK WHEN HELPING ALZHEIMER’S PATIENTS

Posted at 13:34h in Alzheimer’s, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer

On August 4, 2014, the California Supreme Court ruled that Alzheimer’s patients and their families are not liable to home health care workers for injuries the workers incur on the job. In this case, the home health agency was warned that the patient could be...