Showing posts with label Elder Exploitation. Show all posts
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Friday, April 15, 2011

Q&A When Looking for an Elder Law Attorney

Ask lots of questions before selecting an Elder Law or Special Needs Law attorney. You don't want to end up spending time and resources with an attorney who can't help you. Start with an initial phone or email correspondence. You may speak with a secretary, receptionist or office manager during the initial call or before you actually meet with the attorney. If so, ask this individual pertinent questions regarding the attorney's practice. Suggested questions are provided below

  • How long has the attorney been in practice?
  • Does his/her practice focus on a particular area of law?
  • How long has he/she focused on the particular area of law?
  • What percentage of his/her practice is devoted to Elder Law or Special Needs Law? 
  • Is there a fee for the first consultation with the attorney, and if so, how much is it?
  • Given the nature of your case, what specific information/documentation should you bring to the initial consultation?

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Geriatric Care Managers, Management, Nursing Entrepreneurs, Nurse-Owned Businesses, Woman-Owned Enterprises

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Lisa Ann Stern:"Personalized Home Health Care and Geriatric Care Management for Seniors in Palm Beach County, Florida. At Stern Nursing Services (SNS), my goal is to help clients achieve the best quality of life possible. I understand that one solution does not fit every situation so I take the time to actively listen and learn about each client's needs and preferences. This enables me to tailor a care program that maximizes the client's independence and dignity."
@SternNursing Palm Beach County(561)860.0042
Small Business Owner,Nurse, Geriatric Care Manager, Guardian ad Litem, Super Star MoM. #nurse #GAL #caremanagement #alzheimers #nurse #palmbeachcounty
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SternNursing@live.com | 510 Sunset Road Boynton Beach , FL , 33435 USA | Phone 5616324707 Mobile 5616324707
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Donna M. Post, RN, BSN, MBA / HCM, CLNC, LNCP-C , Mid-Valley Legal Nurse Consulting, Inc., California Nurse Entrepreneurs, Legal Nurse Consultants:"Mid-Valley Legal Nurse Consulting has over 24 years of experience clinically and administratively, in cardiac, adult and pediatric critical care, and dialysis. Our experience extends to both the inpatient and outpatient settings. MVLNC provides effective identification of practice standards, regulatory standards, adherence and/or deviations to these standards. Our background provides our clients the added benefit of understanding healthcare infrastructure, budgets, and healthcare labor issues. This extensive experience allows for identification of medical and nursing issues in any case that involves health, illness and injury. The clients we serve are attorneys, insurance companies, healthcare facilities and others. At Mid-Valley Legal Nurse Consulting, our goal is to provide our clients with cost-effective, efficient, review and analysis – providing you with winning services while critically defending your bottom-line.
2491 Alluvial #7
Clovis, Ca 93611
Phone: 559-294-7580 or 877-532-5676
Email: midvalleylegalnurseconsulting@gmail.com
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Gerry A. Kinjorski, BS, RN, CLNC, Aidant Research Nurses, Inc., Florida Nursing Entrepreneurs:"Aidant Research Nurses, Inc., is a legal nurse consulting firm that serves the patient-client and the attorney. If you have questions concerning negligence or medical-malpractice, personal injury or assault, toxic tort, worker's comp or any medical injury you may need Aidant."
7 So. Aurora Ave.
Clearwater, Florida (FL) 33765-3517
Phone number: 727-448-0455
Fax number: 727-447-8012
aidantresearch@aol.com http://www.nursingexperts.com/aidant/

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Lynne Ploetz, R.N., C., B.S.N., CCM, Minnesota Nursing Entrepreneurs, Care Management, Nurse Consultants, Consulting, Patient Advocacy
Adult Critical Care, Community Health, Geriatrics

http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/ploetz

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Angela M Rowe, RN, LNC, GCM, Senior Care Solutions, Alabama Nursing Entrepreneurs:"Senior Care Solutions provides Geriatric Care Management Services to aging adults and their families in Central Alabama. Our goal is to help seniors and disabled individuals to obtain the assistance they need to maintain safety, dignity, and quality of life. Senior Care Solutions provides advocacy, evaluation, education, and support services to seniors in Alabama."
3049 Lansdowne Drive
Montgomery Alabama 36111
Phone number: 334-834-9483
Fax number: 214-279-6602
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Tricia West, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM, LNC, P.J. West & Associates, California Legal Nurse Consultants:"PJWA has been doing medical legal consulting since 1980 in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, worker's compensation, product liability, Medicare Fraud, Insurance billing Fraud and Risk Management for both the defense and plaintiff. Our goal is to provide you with ethical, timely and exceptional support services. We can make your job easier by assisting with the evaluation of cases for merit, conduct extensive medical legal research, review medical records and provide expert testimony in all specialty areas of nursing."
29715 Windsong Lane
Agoura Hills, CA 91301-4019
(818) 707-0051
E-mail Address: Twest@PJWA.com
http://www.legalnursingconsultant.org/west

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Advocare Geriatric Care Management:"Advocare RN's and Certified Medical Care Managers are your in-town, on-the-spot eyes & ears for elder loved ones in your your family or extended family. We are familiar with the physicians and medical facilities in South Florida, and know where to turn to get answers. With resources at our fingertips, we can help whether it's finding the best physicians for your loved ones and accompanying them to the doctor, arranging in-home care, or determining the appropriate short-term or long-term medical or assisted living facility."
Advocare, Inc.
Contact_person(s): Marty Seigel
2833 Oakbrook Dr Weston, FL, 33332
Phone number: 954-349-7585 Fax number: 954-349-8724 mseigel@caremanage.com
http://www.caremanage.com

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Geriatric Care Managers: A Profile of an Emerging Profession, American Association of Retired Person (AARP):"Geriatric care management can be a valuable option for older persons and their families who can afford such services. Care management generally is defined as a service that assesses an individual's medical and social service needs, and then coordinates assistance from paid service providers and unpaid help from family and friends to enable persons with disabilities to live with as much independence as possible. From assessment of needs to advice on available resources, a well-trained care manager can help individuals to remain as independent as possible, to live in one's home with assistance, or to assess other living arrangements such as supportive housing or assisted living facilities."
American Association of Retired Person (AARP)
601 E. Street NW Washington, DC 20049
Call 1-888-OUR-AARP (1-888-687-2277)
http://research.aarp.org/il/dd82_care.html

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Connections, Inc.:"Connections, Inc., is a Geriatric Care Management service that provides expert services by trained and experienced professionals to assist elderly or disabled adults and their families with personal individualized care planning and solutions. When you are concerned about the well being of an aging family member or spouse, but due to distance, time constraints, or poor health you need someone professional to help, we can provide solutions. At times we could all use a helping hand, and you usually get better results with an expert."
Connections, Inc.
503 Tamiami Trail S., #106 Venice, Florida 34285
(941) 966-0555 ~ Hconnections@aol.com
http://www.seniorpro.com/connections/

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Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association, Inc.:"The Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association, Inc. (FGCMA), is a not-for-profit organization of practitioners whose goal is to advance the dignified care for the elderly and their families. FGCMA is dedicated to promoting the professional field of geriatric care management by training, assisting, regulating, educating, and supporting qualified members who provide a full range of services to the elderly, their families, and caregivers."
Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association, Inc.
9715 W. Broward Blvd., PMB 206 Plantation, FL 33321
http://www.fgcma.org/

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Midwest Chapter of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers:"We are the Midwest Chapter of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. Members conduct their practices within the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. We are an association of private practitioners whose purpose is the development, advancement and promotion of humane and dignified social, psychological, and health care for the elderly and their families. The association is committed to working towards the highest quality of care for the elderly and their families through education, advocacy, and high standards of practice."
http://www.midwestgcm.org/

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National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers:"GCM is a non-profit, professional organization of practitioners whose goal is the advancement of dignified care for the elderly and their families. With more than 1,500 members, GCM is committed to maximizing the independence and autonomy of elders while striving to ensure that the highest quality and most cost-effective health and human services are used when and where appropriate."
1604 N. Country Club Road Tucson, AZ 85716-3102
520-881-8008 520-325-7925 FAX
http://www.caremanager.org/

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Seniorcaremanagers.com:"Too often we hear of the elderly falling through the cracks of the very systems designed to help them. Ensuring proper health services and living assistance for an older adult often leaves the family lost in a maze of bureaucracies. These situations are often complicated because our loved ones live at a distance. Unfortunately, this creates stress and tension that prevents family members from enjoying their remaining time together."
http://www.seniorcaremanagers.com/

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Geriatric Care Managers New England:"What does a Geriatric Care Manager (GCM) do? GCMs are specialists in assisting older people and their families to plan for and implement ways to allow for the greatest degree of independence, safety and comfort. They meet with families, assess the client's needs, and develop a comprehensive plan with input from caregivers, professionals, and others. They then assist with any appointments, interviews, and other paperwork and make all preparations for needed in-home care or arrange for a transition to a facility. They review all options clearly and discuss them with the family. Once services are set up, they can monitor and coordinate them, and revise the plan if needed. This gives the family assurance that an objective, knowledgeable professional is available to maintain personal contact with the older person, caregivers and family."
198 Tremont Street PMB #336 Boston, MA 02116-4705
(617) 426-3533
http://www.gcmnewengland.org/

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Western Chapter of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers:"The Western Chapter of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers welcomes you to find out more about care managers and how they can help with care giving needs. If you are already working as a care manager and thinking about joining the Association, please go to the National site, www.caremanager.org to find out more information. We look forward to seeing you at one of our Chapter meetings."
GCM Western Region
1604 N. Country Club Road Tucson, AZ 85716-3102
Phone: (520) 881-8008 - Fax: (520) 325-7925
http://www.westerngcm.org/

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Geriatric Care Managers: Who Are They? What Do They Do? by Pearlbea Labier LCSW, Selfhelpmagazine.com:"Because it is a relatively new profession, people often ask what a geriatric care manager is, and what a geriatric care manager does. Briefly, a geriatric care manager is a professional who develops and implements a plan to assist elders and their families with all aspects of long-term care. The care manager should have a graduate degree in social work or nursing and be certified or licensed. Our culture has become transient. Families are often separated by many miles and many children find themselves juggling careers that are demanding, families, and the responsibility of caring for an aging parent. Ideally, it would be perfect to live in a society where our parents and our elderly could be cared for easily, where extended families were in close proximity, and where both family members were not working full time. The reality is that for most of us this is not the case. There are many older people who live alone, far from children and other relatives. Even for those who live near children, the fact remains that all family members may be working and may not be in a position to do all that is required. When older people begin to have trouble coping with their daily lives, they often cannot turn to family members for help, and often, even more importantly, they do not wish to burden those they love with their care. Under these circumstance a geriatric care manager can be very useful."
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What is a Geriatric Geriatric Care Manager? Seniormag.com:"Geriatric Geriatric Care Managers provide a variety of services for seniors and caregivers. A Geriatric Geriatric Care Manager generally provides a home assessment and then creates a senior care plan recommendation based on the interview. Of course, you are not obligated to implement any portion of the care plan, but at least you will have the necessary tools to understand many of the home dynamics that are often over-looked due to being emotionally close to the senior or living too far away."
http://www.seniormag.com/services/caremanager.htm

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    Wednesday, March 16, 2011

    Broken Trust of the Elderly - NYTimes.com

    A recent Congressional hearing and the poignant testimony of an unexpected victim — Mickey Rooney — have helped focus new attention on the abuse and exploitation of old people. Congress should seize the moment to help repair their threadbare web of protection.

    The hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, as well as several recent studies, make clear that elder abuse is a growing problem that far outmatches the resources available to fight it.

    One national study estimated that in the last year 14 percent of older adults had been neglected, abused or exploited. The numbers could be far higher since the sample did not include people living in institutions or those with significant mental impairments. A 2009 study on financial exploitation estimated that elderly victims lost at least $2.6 billion a year to fraud and abuse.

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