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How To Get Sued By a Nursing Home: Estoppel

Posted on April 19, 2009
Today we continue our magical mystery tour through the case of Glastonbury Health Care Center v. Esposito. This case shows how one Connecticut nursing home resident’s son made several big mistakes in pursuing Connecticut Medicaid eligibility for his mother...

How To Get Sued By a Nursing Home: Negligence

Posted on March 15, 2009
Today we continue our journey through the case of Glastonbury Healthcare Center v. Esposito. In this article, we will review how Carmine Esposito, the son of a resident at Glastonbury Health Care Center, managed to get himself sued for negligence in obtaining Connecticut Medicaid eligibility for his mother, Josephine Esposito...

Rumour Control: Yes, Virginia, You Can Be Discharged for Not Paying Your Bill

Posted on March 01, 2009

Is Your Delay Causing a Breach of Contract?

Posted on February 26, 2009

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Nursing Home Wins $102,574 From Resident?s Son

Posted on February 15, 2009

Nursing Home Sues Daughter for $15,879

Posted on February 03, 2009

How to Get Your Free Book

Posted on January 29, 2009

Connecticut Medicaid 2009-2010

Posted on December 19, 2008
Are you ready for the new Connecticut Medicaid eligibility numbers that go into effect on January 1, 2009? Effective 1/1/09: The maximum MMNA a community spouse will be allowed to keep is $2,739. This is up from $2,610 for 2008-2009. The minimum CSPA or “community spouse protected amount” will be $21,912...

Rucci Burnham Loves SheaLawOnline

Posted on August 23, 2008
I don’t know if it is a harmless crush or if I am being stalked.� For some reason Rucci, Burnham, Carta, Carello & Reilly are regular visitors of SheaLawOnline.com.� Maybe they aren’t confident in their knowledge of Connecticut Medicaid law or maybe they just love my colorful commentary, who knows?With offices in Darien and New [...

Medicaid Eligibility Numbers 2008-2009

Posted on August 10, 2008
Each year Connecticut revises certain numbers that play an integral role in determining eligibility for Connecticut Medicaid benefits.� These numbers represent the personal allowance a Connecticut Medicaid beneficiary can keep; the shelter hardship calculation; the amount of penalizing transfers that create 1 month of ineligibility; and the absolute minimum MMNA...

New Policy August 1

Posted on July 23, 2008
Effective August 1, 2008 free consultations will no longer be available.� Consultations will remain available at regular hourly rates.

Doing Nothing Just Cost You $9,464 (and counting)

Posted on July 19, 2008
Every month you delay or avoid putting in place a life savings protection plan is another month that you will have to pay for a Connecticut nursing home with your life savings. That is the way the 5 year look-back works. Sound expensive? It is. In its most recent survey, the State of Connecticut determined the [...

The Connecticut Medicaid Asset Protection Trust

Posted on July 05, 2008
The Connecticut Medicaid Asset Protection Trust is now available at a reduced rate in limited quantity through SheaLawOnline.com. The Connecticut Medicaid Asset Protection Trust can help you and your family protect your hard earned life savings from devastating nursing home costs...

Critical Connecticut Medicaid Mistake #3

Posted on June 15, 2008
This is the third post in my series on mistakes people make when looking ahead to a possible Connecticut Medicaid application for nursing home assistance. The mistake we are looking at today is PROCRASTINATION. In too many cases, families have transferred funds, made purchases, or otherwise acted on the annecdotal advice of people...

Connecticut Medicaid in Court - The Spousal Assessment

Posted on May 08, 2008
The process of determining eligibility for Connecticut Medicaid nursing home benefits can be very complex. A quick look around the articles on this site shows how tricky some issues can be. Unfortunately, some families looking for legal help in obtaining Medicaid benefits choose an inexperienced attorney...

Denied for Medicaid - Now What?

Posted on April 10, 2008
Applying for Connecticut Title 19 Medicaid benefits can be tricky.� Some of the questions on the application may seem straightforward while others may seem downright confusing.� Assuming you submit a completed application for Connecticut Title 19 Medicaid benefits what happens after you have been denied? A lot of people are denied for Connecticut Medicaid benefits after [...

Connecticut Special Focus Facility Nursing Homes 2008

Posted on March 17, 2008
The Special Focus Facility program is a great tool for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as well as for consumers. Connecticut had only two facilities on the most recent Special Focus Facility report. Chelsea Place Care Center is included in the list of nursing homes that have shown improvement while being a Special Focus Facility for 11 months...

Check the Mailbox

Posted on March 13, 2008
Fill in the blank legal documents are a growing trend. You have probably seen them at Staples or Office Max or seen advertisements from "We the People" or Legalzoom.com. Some people get these generic forms, fill them out as best they can, and think that's it - nothing else has to be done.

All Rights Reserved

Posted on March 12, 2008
As we approach the one year anniversary of SheaLawOnline.com I guess I’ve achieved some measure of success. Nearly 1,000 visitors a month currently, and still growing. Most of the people that stop by are normal people looking for information, which is great...

You?re Giving Me What?!

Posted on March 11, 2008
It is no secret that Connecticut's nursing home "system" leaves a lot to be desired. We pay outrageous costs for average and below average care in many cases. A new federal report revealed an even more alarming trend. Connecticut nursing homes are distributing anti-psychotic drugs to residents that do not need them...

Casting Call - Energy Attorneys

Posted on March 07, 2008
I am working on a project and looking for energy industry attorneys, preferably in Connecticut or Houston. If you are an energy industry attorney or know of one please leave a comment to this post or contact me directly at var username = "info"; var hostname = "shealawonline...

Critical Medicaid Mistake #2

Posted on February 27, 2008
This is the second post in my series on critical mistakes people make when facing a Connecticut Medicaid situation. Today I am going to look at a strategy that many people use for different reasons, disinheritance and non-binding oral ?trusts?. There can be a lot of anxiety when a loved one is in a nursing home and your assets are dwindling at the rate of +$9,000 every month...

Office News 2-11-08

Posted on February 11, 2008
The Law Office of Richard L. Shea is open to new clients as of 2-11-08. Bookmark or E-mail This

In Memoriam, Timothy F. Shea

Posted on February 05, 2008
Timothy F. Shea (May 16, 1943 - February 1, 2008) The greatest guy I ever knew, my father. May he rest in peace. Bookmark or E-mail This

Site News 1-10-08

Posted on January 10, 2008
The Law Office of Richard L. Shea is temporarily closed to new clients due to family illness. Publications will not be sent during this time. Bookmark or E-mail This

2007 in Review

Posted on January 01, 2008
As we kick off the new year it is a good time to take a look back at 2007. I am proud of what this site accomplished in 2007. Starting with no visitors as all sites do and moving up to 600 visitors a month is great, and exceeded my expectations. I appreciate everyone [...

Another Lost Asset Protection Opportunity

Posted on December 19, 2007
Apparently there is a lot of bad asset protection planning for Connecticut Medicaid Title 19 benefits going on out there. Asset protection can be very tricky. The wrong word in the wrong place can wreak havoc with a client's goals and leave you with no protection...

Veteran Benefits for Assisted Living and Nursing Home Care

Posted on December 16, 2007
One of the Veteran Administration's best kept secrets, which is an excellent potential source of funds for long term care (either at home or in an assisted living facility) are veteran's benefits for a non service connected disability. Most VA benefits and pensions are based on a disability which was incurred during a veteran's wartime service...

It?s Snowing

Posted on December 13, 2007
Do not adjust your web browsers. That is snow, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, falling on your screen. Bookmark or E-mail This

Why Your Family Won?t Qualify for the New IRA Rollover Opportunity

Posted on December 07, 2007
Come January 1, 2008 every non-spouse designated beneficiary will have the option to rollover an inherited IRA and stretch distributions. However, in order to take advantage of this opportunity your estate plan must be setup correctly to qualify for this rollover opportunity...

Wal-Mart?s ERISA Insurer Strikes A Special Needs Trust

Posted on December 02, 2007
In August I first brought up the growing trend of insurance companies using ERISA laws to recover from the proceeds of personal injury suits pursued by their own customers against those responsible for the injury. You can read that article here. I had hoped this would not become a snowballing trend because in many ways it is truly horrible...

Critical Medicaid Mistake #1

Posted on December 01, 2007
So somewhat regularly I get requests to help families that have already done their own asset protection plan for Medicaid. Can you see where I am going with this? If they are contacting me to fix something, obviously their do it yourself plan went wrong somewhere and they are now in a lurch between the nursing home and the Department of Social Services (DSS)...

Power of Attorney v. Conservatorship

Posted on November 25, 2007
The Importance of a Power of Attorney A Power of Attorney is one of the most important legal documents a person can have. Without a comprehensive power of attorney, many people are neither able to handle their loved ones financial matters nor make health care decisions without seeking court intervention (Conservatorship)...

Site Search is Live (Almost)

Posted on November 20, 2007
Today I am launching the site search project. There is a lot of information spread throughout my site and sometimes the best way to find something is with a keyword search. I say the site search is almost live because the search method I use is subject to change based on how things unfold during this test.