Discussions
Elder Law
Law & Aging
Updated: 6/17/00
- Advance Directives: Compare and contrast each
of the following: durable power of attorney, healthcare proxy,
living will, directive for anatomical gifting, appointment of
a guardian, and last will and testament.
Post
your discussion here
- Wills: Fill in and post the Confidential Will-Planning
Questionnaire Post your questionnaire
here
- Guardianships: Review the procedure
on guardianships. Discuss
the procedures in appointing a guardian, and distinguish between
a guardian and a conservator. Print out the Petition
to Appoint a Temporary Guardian, and prepare a simple Petition.
- Patients' Rights in Healthcare Decision Making:
Compare and Contrast the landmark cases of In re Quinlan, O'Connor
v. Westchester County Hospital, Cruzan v. Director, Missouri
Department of Health, and Donaldson v. DeKamp. Post
your case analysis and disucssion here
- Entitlement Programs: Itemize the benefit,
what medicare pays, what you an elder client pays for the following
services: hospitalization, skilled nursing facility care, home
healthcare, hospice care, blood, medical expenses, clinical laboratory
services, outpatient hospital treatment, and ambulatory surgical
servicesPost your answer here
- Managed Care and Long-Term Insurance: Review
what is a HMO,
and review coverage of various policies you have obtained and
discuss policy rating, levels of care, hospital stay, coverage
for certain illnesses, covered facility, preexisting conditions,
waiver of premium, guarantee of renewability, daily benefit amount,
payment of long term care insurance benefits in addition to other
coverages, level premium, age limits, coverage to be reviewed
after policy issued, inflation guard, and term of the policy.
Post your answer here
- Viatical Settlements: Describe the historical
background, define the term, state how they operate, and review
viatical settlement requirements, Post
your answer here.
- Living Facilities for the Elderly: Review,
and compare and contrast independent living facilities,
assisted-living facilities, and skilled nursing homes. Post your answer here.
- Financial Planning: Review the Estate
and Gift Tax Law and Rates Post your
answer here.
- Social Security: Describe the concept and problem
of the
Social Security System, set forth the eligibility for retirement
benefits, and determination of retirement benefits, collecting
benefits, spousal benefits, how to apply for Social Security
Retirement Benefits, Social Security Disability Benefits, and
fill in a Social Security Benefits Worksheet for an elder client
(see page 189 textbook) Post your
answer here.
- Elder Abuse: Define Elder
Abuse, how is it recognized, who must report, what you should
do as an elder paralegal. Post your
answer here.