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TEN THINGS YOU &
YOUR ELDER CLIENT NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LONG TERM CARE LEGAL ISSUES
September 27, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
Free to HCLL subscribers and HC court & county
officials; $50 for non-subscribers
To register: Call 513.946.5300 or email
masweeney@cms.hamilton-co.org
Course Schedule
Monday, September 27, 2010 at 1:00 p.m., 60 minutes of instruction
Approved for 1.0 Ohio CLE credit
Course Description
The speakers, Mary Ann Jacobs and James T. O’Reilly, both experts in
elder law, will address legal issues that attorneys should consider when
addressing elder clients’ needs related to nursing homes and other long
term care. Among the topics to be addressed: financial considerations,
categories of care, residency agreements, patients’ rights and
responsibilities, credentialing and certification of medical staff,
assault and other incidents, and litigation. Attendees will understand
legal issues to consider in selecting care, the documentation that
elders and their families will need to complete and have available, and
the range of liability issues that can present themselves.
Course Outline
Mary Ann Jacobs,
Partner at Ritter & Randolph, LLC, and a
frequent speaker
regarding Estate Planning, Elder Law,
and Charitable Giving:
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Likely costs, insurance, private pay, reality
check on asset exhaustion for Medicaid eligibility
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Exceptions and denials on LTC insurance -
assisted living
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Categories of care
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What does "Independent" signify
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Questions to ask before you sign
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Hand-off of physician care to medical
director of the facility
James T. O’Reilly,
Volunteer Professor of Law,
University of Cincinnati College of Law,
and author of
Litigating the Nursing Home Case
(ABA Press 2009)
and
How to Protect Elders from Harm
(Oxford
University
Press 2009):
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What tools are available for comparisons
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Where do we get reliable data
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Read state and CMS reports
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Documentation
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Incidents happen, when to be concerned
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Assault and related intentional tort cases
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Departing and litigating
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Mediation and arbitration
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Death, DNR and the hospital relationship
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Juries and the damages drought
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What gaps exist between claims and realities
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