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- 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.
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- Wills: Fill in and post the Confidential Will-Planning Questionnaire
- Guardianships: Review the procedure on guardianships.
- 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.
- 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 services
- 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.
- Viatical Settlements: Describe the historical background, define the term, state how they operate, and review viatical settlement requirements,
- Living Facilities for the Elderly: Review, and compare and contrast independent living facilities, assisted-living facilities, and skilled nursing homes.
- Financial Planning: Review the Estate and Gift Tax Law and Rates
- 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)
- Elder Abuse: Define Elder Abuse, how is it recognized, who must report, what you should do as an elder paralegal.