Elder Law

Canadian Conference on Elder Law--deadline for abstracts extended!!!!

Posted on July 01, 2010
Canadian Conerence on Elder Law Call for Papers Deadline Extended! 2010 Canadian Conference on Elder Law October 28-30, 2010 Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada In conjunction with the Law Commission of Ontario, the Canadian Centre for Elder Law announces...

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HEALTH & ELDER LAW CLINIC FELLOWSHIP

Posted on June 30, 2010
Please see description below. In order to apply for this position, please go to www.miami.edu/careers (position number 037881) Use keyword ?Attorney?. Job Title: Attorney, Public Services Pay Grade: 8 Pay Band Min / Max: $37,149.67 - $74,722.50 Position Number: 037881...

DOJ sends letters to colleges regarding ADA and e-readers

Posted on June 29, 2010
Excerpt: We write to express concern on the part of the Department of Justice and the Department of Education that colleges and universities are using electronic book readers that are not accessible to students who are blind or have low...

Interesting Series of Articles from Forbes

Posted on June 28, 2010
How To Ease An Elderly Parent Into Assisted Living http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/11/elderly-parent-assisted-living-personal-finance-senior.html 10 Tips For Parents Of Special Needs Children http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/10/estate-planning-special-needs-children-personal-finance-bernard-krooks...

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Obituary: U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V., age 92

Posted on June 28, 2010
Democrati c US Senator Robert Byrd, the longest-serving member of Congress in history, has died aged 92, his spokesman has said. The West Virginia lawmaker died peacefully at a hospital in Fairfax, Virginia, Senator Byrd was elected to the House...

Job opportunities with Administration on Aging

Posted on June 24, 2010
The Administration on Aging (AoA) has two new staff positions for which it is recruiting that will be involved in the direct implementation of Affordable Care Act activities to help people navigate their health and long-term service and support options...

New from the MEDICAL-LEGAL STUDIES EJOURNAL

Posted on June 24, 2010
Table of Contents (browse all abstracts here: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/JELJOUR_Results.cfm?form_name=journalbrowse&journal_id=1599282) Defensive Medicine and Obstetric Practices Michael Frakes, Harvard Law School, Petrie-Flom Center Threat of Malpractice Lawsuit, Physician Behavior and Health Outcomes: A Re-evaluation of Practice of 'Defensive Medicine' in Obstetric Care Praveen...

Center for Elder Justice and Policy Publishes Protocol on Identifying and Addressing Financial Exploitation

Posted on June 24, 2010
In September 2009 the Center for Elder Justice and Policy at William Mitchell College of Law was awarded a nine-month grant by the Extendicare Foundation to produce a best practices manual for identifying and responding to financial exploitation of vulnerable...

Provide your input on OAA reauthorization

Posted on June 24, 2010
A message from the Administration on Aging: Since 1965, the Older Americans Act (OAA) has gained recognition as a unique and highly regarded statute that has stimulated the development of a comprehensive and coordinated service system. This system has contributed...

New from the PUBLIC HEALTH LAW & POLICY eJOURNAL

Posted on June 21, 2010
Table of Contents (browse all abstracts here: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/JELJOUR_Results.cfm?form_name=journalbrowse&journal_id=1492479.) Measuring Law for Public Health Research Charles Tremper, Perutilis Research & Consulting Sue Thomas, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) Alexander Wagenaar, University of Florida, College of Medicine Gold-Plated Taps: A...

Call for Speakers at the National Aging and Law Conference

Posted on June 17, 2010
Good Morning, The National Aging and Law Conference is seeking speakers for its December 8-11th meeting in Alexandria, VA. Deadline is July 1. The organizers seek a diverse selection of workshop proposals on the topics in law and aging focusing...

Paternity issue in Bobby Fischer estate contest will lead to exhumation

Posted on June 17, 2010
The remains of chess champion Bobby Fischer are to be exhumed in order to settle a paternity claim, an Icelandic court has ruled. The Supreme Court in Reykjavik said a tissue sample was needed to prove whether nine-year-old Jinky Young...

News of the Old: Remains thought to be those of Carravaggio

Posted on June 16, 2010
Human remains found in a churc h in Tuscany almost certainly belong to Renaissance artist Caravaggio, Italian researchers said. The team said they were 85% sure that the set of bones of a man who died in about 1610, aged...

France will raise retirement age to 62

Posted on June 16, 2010
France's retirement age will be raised from 60 to 62 over the next eight years as part of sweeping pension reforms, the government has announced. French labour minister Eric Woerth told reporters that working longer was "inevitable", and necessary to...

HHS seeks nominations for Personal Care Attendants Workforce Advisory Panel

Posted on June 16, 2010
Today in the Federal Register, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it is establishing and seeking nominations for a new Personal Care Attendants Workforce Advisory Panel, under the Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) Act...

Canadian Association on Gerontology 39th Annual Scientific & Educational Meeting, Dec. 2 ? 4, 2010

Posted on June 15, 2010
CAG 39th Annual Scientific & Educational Meeting The Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) is pleased to announce the 39th Annual Scientific & Educational Meeting, taking place from December 2 ? 4, 2010, in Montréal, Québec. The abstract submission deadline is...

ELDER LAW STUDIES eJOURNAL

Posted on June 15, 2010
Browse ALL abstracts for this journal here: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/JELJOUR_Results.cfm?form_name=journalbrowse&journal_id=1311441. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Families Behaving Badly: What Happens When Grandma Gets Kicked Out of the Granny Flat? Susan Barkehall-Thomas, Monash University - Faculty of Law Through the Doughnut Hole: Reimagining the Social...

CCEL: Call for Papers (June 30 deadline!)

Posted on June 14, 2010
2010 Canadian Conference on Elder Law October 28 - 30, 2010 Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Canadian Centre for Elder Law and the Law Commission of Ontario welcome submissions for workshops, individual paper presentations and symposia/panel presentations for...

NCEA June 23 Webinar addresses health care reform and lower income adults

Posted on June 14, 2010
Title: Health Care Reform & the Aging Population: How the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act will impact low-income older adults Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/188759809Synopsis: With the enactment of...

NCEA June 17 Webcast features Brooke Astor elder abuse prosecutor--must see!

Posted on June 14, 2010
(NCEA) Webcast: ?The Brooke Astor Trial: A Case Study in Prosecution of Elder Financial Exploitation.? Date: Thursday June 17, 2010, 3:00 PM Eastern Event Date and Time: Eastern: 3:00:00 PM Central: 2:00:00 PM Mountain: 1:00:00 PM Pacific: 12:00:00 NOON Register...

NITA?s Effective Advocate Training Program: Traditional Law School Learning in an Online Environment

Posted on June 14, 2010
From our friends at the Renaissance Report http://renaissancereport.wordpress.com/: In February 2010, NITA embarked on a pilot program to run a traditional learning-by-doing program online. NITA?s Effective Advocate Training Program (EATP) was a cooperative effort by NITA, William Mitchell College of...

New from Bepress

Posted on June 04, 2010
JJ Prescott (February 2010) The Challenges of Calculating the Benefits of Proving Access to Legal Services http://law.bepress.com/umichlwps/empirical/art14 Daphna Hacker (May 2010) Soulless Wills http://law.bepress.com/taulwps/fp/art115 Daphna Hacker (May 2010) THE GENDERED DIMENSIONS OF INHERITANCE: EMPIRICAL FOOD FOR LEGAL THOUGHT http://law...

New from Elder Law Studies eJournal

Posted on June 02, 2010
ELDER LAW STUDIES eJOURNAL Sponsored by Syracuse University College of Law Vol. 2, No. 13: Jun 01, 2010 NINA A. KOHN, EDITOR Associate Professor, Syracuse University - College of Law nakohn@law.syr.edu Browse ALL abstracts for this journal: http://papers...

May 2010 ADA Newsletter now available online

Posted on May 28, 2010
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New from the Elder Law Studies eJournal

Posted on May 21, 2010
Browse all abstracts here: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/JELJOUR_Results.cfm?form_name=journalbrowse&journal_id=1311441 The Costs of Estate Tax Dithering Paul L. Caron, University of Cincinnati - College of Law Using Matched Survey and Administrative Data to Estimate Eligibility for the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Program Erik Meijer,...

European Court of Human Rights upholds voting rights of persons under guardianship

Posted on May 20, 2010
Via the Mental Disability Advocacy Center: Persons with disabilities placed under guardianship are one of the most vulnerable groups of Hungarian society. One reason for their exclusion is that they are automatically deprived of their basic right to participate in...

New from WILLS, TRUSTS, & ESTATES LAW eJOURNAL

Posted on May 17, 2010
Table of Contents (Browse ALL abstracts for this journal at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/JELJOUR_Results.cfm?form_name=journalbrowse&journal_id=677861) Celebrity, Death, and Taxes: Michael Jackson's Estate Bridget J. Crawford, Pace University School of Law Joshua C...

News from Wake Forest

Posted on May 10, 2010
Check out the spring issue of the Wake Forest Elder Law Clinic newsletter: www.law.wfu.edu/eclinic

Center for Elder Justice and Policy Spring newsletter now available online

Posted on May 06, 2010
The Spring 2010 edition of the Center for Elder Justice and Policy's occasional newsletter is now available at: http://www.cejp.org/resources/EPPSp10.pdf The newsletter highlights the efforts of William Mitchell students who are working to advance the cause of elder justice in Minnesota...

Nursing Home build on "Green House" model

Posted on May 05, 2010
From our friends at the ElderLaw Answers Blog http://blog.elderlawanswers.com/?p=210: Last Month, I visited the first nursing home I wouldn?t mind living in myself some day. The Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, Massachusetts (just over the Tobin Bridge from...

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