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– A project of the Southeast ADA Center and Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University The ADA and Face Mask Policies Updated: 7/8/2020 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has [...]

Question: My Mom is in the nursing home on Medicaid. Can the nursing home take Mom’s $1,200  coronavirus stimulus payment? Answer: No. The Social Security Administration just posted a blog [...]

Every year, people of a certain age have to take money out of their retirement accounts. That age used to be 70 and a half, but is just recently changed to age 72. And here’s another change in [...]

MEDICAID PLANNING IN LOUISIANA Joseph R. Gilsoul Gilsoul & Associates, LLC Elder Law Attorneys Introduction This outline gives only the briefest explanation of Medicaid planning, which is but [...]

Fred and Wilma had $30,000 invested with an investment advisor.  When Fred died, Wilma tried to get the money.  But she couldn’t. That’s because in Louisiana, if one spouse dies, then the assets [...]

Have you heard about the latest scam? Scammers are offering “free” genetic tests and claiming Medicare will cover it — so they can get your Medicare Number and use it to commit fraud and identity [...]

  In order to be eligible for Medicaid, you cannot have recently transferred assets. Congress does not want you to move into a nursing home on Monday, give all your money to your children [...]