Planning for the Elderly in Florida
This up-to-date practice guide provides analysis and commentary on the laws and regulations affecting the elderly in Florida, as well as checklists and forms to facilitate counseling and drafting. A glossary of acronyms provides a handy reference for abbreviations of common agencies, programs, and other terms. Planning for the Elderly in Florida covers a wide range of issues of concern to the elderly in Florida, including: ac Social Security benefits available to retired and disabled wage earners, spouses, dependents, and survivors; ac Relevant federal income tax issues, including tax rates and exemptions, medical expense deductions, treatment of life insurance proceeds, and credits for the elderly and disabled and for a dependent's care; ac Medicare eligibility and coverage as well as Medicare supplemental insurance (Medigap) policies; ac Medicaid coverage and eligibility criteria, the rules governing the transfer of assets by a person who applies for Medicaid benefits in Florida, and the avenues available to Medicaid applicants who have been denied coverage; ac Residents' rights in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and adult family care homes; ac Planning for incapacity, including property management (durable powers of attorney, revocable living trusts, and joint ownership) and health care decisions (living wills, health care surrogate designations, do-not-resuscitate orders, health care proxies, as well as long-term care insurance); ac Guardianship and its use, the procedure for initiating a guardianship, and the guardian's powers and limitations; ac Social service programs available to seniors in Florida, the agencies responsible for their oversight, and program eligibility requirements; and ac Elder abuse and the various remedies available to protect individuals and redress injuries.Stat. As 409.221(3). Footnotes: 1 Florida Depa#39;t of Children 8: Families, Economic Self-Sufficiency (ESS) Program Policy Manual. ... 13 http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/ Medicaid/pdffiles/SS 10 100501 SOS ver2-4 1164 1011 FINAL2.pdf). 14 Medicaidanbsp;...
| Title | : | Planning for the Elderly in Florida |
| Author | : | Rebecca C. Morgan, Edwin M. Boyer |
| Publisher | : | LexisNexis - 2015-09-02 |
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