My Elder Advocate

Continuing education seminar for 70 Financial Planners

On Wednesday, January 11, I had the honor and the pleasure of conducting a continuing education seminar for nearly 70 certified financial planners.

Sponsored by the Financial Planners Association of New York, this two-hour, two CFP® CE credits presentation entitled How to help your clients and their families survive the black hole called ”eldercare.”

Hospitals Shirk Their Responsibility When Discharging Elders

By Jack Halpern, Founder And CEO, My Elder Advocate

More and more hospitals today are bowing to reimbursement pressures and abrogating their responsibilities to safely discharge their patients to nursing homes by using referral agencies or “head hunters.” This practice is becoming more prevalent in hospitals.

There are three types of nursing home referral agencies. The first type is looking to bring residents to it’s own facilities. Sentosa Care Corp., for example, has it’s own agency. They scour hospitals looking for residents for their own (in many cases sub-standard) facilities.

NEW POWER OF ATTORNEY LAW FOR NEW YORK

MORE SAFEGUARDS BUT MORE COSTLY AND COMPLEX By Jennifer Cona*, Esq.

Under the revised power of attorney (POA) law that takes effect in New York on September 1st, baby boomers and seniors will have greater protection, but they will also pay more for a more complicated document.