The Legal Hotline for Michigan Seniors 

 

With today's uncertain economy, investors are looking more closely at various investment options, as well they should.  times have changed and each of us should pay more attention than every before to our financial well-being.  As we age we generally have less time to adjust our financial planning to accommodate economic swings, and are at particular risk of financial harm from poor decisions.  In addition, older persons are often targeted by unscrupulous salespersons who stand to gain commissions or other compensation from the sales of various investment products regardless of the best interests of their clients.

 

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If you work with older adults, chances are you need to know the ins and out of the Medicaid program to correctly advise and guide them. Are you tired of being unsure about Medicaid policies?  Are you up to speed with recent changes? Would you like to really understand Michigan's Medicaid program?  Do you want to learn from some of the top elder law and Medicaid experts in Michigan? Your time is precious. Here's an opportunity to get reliable information about key parts of Medicaid in a short time at an affordable price. Sign up for Elder Law of Michigan's Medicaid Boot Camp and learn a wealth of knowledge in just one day from a team of super star instructors!  Conveniently located in Grand Rapids and Novi!

LEARN ABOUT

• Who can qualify for Michigan's Medicaid program
• Medicaid's non-financial eligibility requirements
• How assets and income are treated in Michigan's Medicaid program
• Key on-line resources for Michigan's Medicaid Program for finding the answers to client problems
  

 
The Boot Camp features noted Michigan Medicaid expert David L. Shaltz, JD, and will also cover special policies governing:
 

• Medicaid for persons who live in the community
• Medicaid for persons living in a long term care facility
• MIChoice home and community based services to avoid a nursing home placement or to allow a nursing home resident to return home
• Medicaid's Medicare Savings Programs that may increase disposable income by paying a person's Medicare premiums, coinsurances and deductibles
• How to successfully navigate Michigan's Medicaid application and verification process
  

 
In Grand Rapids, David will be joined by attorneys Laurie Murphy of Miller Johnson and Caroline Dellenbusch.  In Novi, David will be joined by Tom Trainer of Kemp, Klein and Amy Tripp of Chalgian & Tripp.  This truly impressive line of up attorneys and top notch trainers will offer excellent depth and breadth to the training.
 
Opportunities for questions and answers will be provided throughout the session.  Participants will also receive Elder Law of Michigan's Primer of Michigan's Medicaid Program that reflects all the recent changes in Michigan's Medicaid program.
 
The cost is only $195 for private practitioners and $125 for legal services staff, people who work in non-profit organizations or students!  Sign up online now or call Penny Gamet at 866-400-9164!  All proceeds from the training will be used to support the work of Elder Law of Michigan, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization providing legal and human services to older adults of modest means in Michigan.
 
DATES
November 30, 2009 9:00 am to 3:30 pm in Grand Rapids at Gordon Food Service, 420 50th St., Grand Rapids
OR
December 2, 2009 9:00 am to 3:30 pm in Novi at the Novi Police Department Training Center, 45125 W. 10 Mile Rd., Novi
 
Registration closes 11-24-09!  Lunch is not included in the price of the training.

 

On September 17th, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced grants totaling $3 million to six State agencies (MA, MI, OH, PA, WA, WI) for pilot outreach programs to increase SNAP/Food Stamp participation among eligible seniors age 60 and older and working poor households.  "President Obama has made it a top priority to ensure that all Americans facing economic hardship have access to nutritious food," Vilsack said. "Historically, seniors and the working poor participate in SNAP at lower levels than the general population, and these important outreach efforts can help close that gap."

 

The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women has announced that Elder Law of Michigan and its partners, the Michigan Office on Services to the Aging, the Michigan State Police, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office and Serenity Services, Inc. (a Wayne County nonprofit, non-governmental domestic violence program) have been awarded a new, two-year grant directed towards the prevention of elder abuse.

This grant will create the Enhancing Services to Older Victims Project (ESOVP).  ELM and its partners, through collaborative efforts, will work with human services and criminal justice professionals to more quickly assess, identify and refer older men and women who are the possible victims of abuse, neglect, exploitation, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. The grant will provide for multi-disciplinary cross-training on identifying abuse among older citizens. This Project will serve older victims in Wayne and Oakland Counties.

 

The ESOVP will enhance the efforts of a current grant from the Department of Justice to provide training to 280 law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges identify, investigate and utilize community resources to resolve elder abuse crimes.