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July 2009
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The Law Practice of
Dennison Keller, LLC
8044 Montgomery Road, Suite 700
Cincinnati, OH 45236
513.792.2292
www.elderlawcincinnati.com
Specializing in Elder Law
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Dear Friend,
Our goal is to share useful information and updates in elder law and elder services. We would like to hear from you! Take a moment to offer your suggestions, questions, or helpful information by contacting us at info@elderlawcincinnati.com.
We look forward to communicating with you! Happy Summer!
Dennison Keller, Attorney
Letitia Mundew, RN.C.
Elder Care Coordinator
Lisa Titus, MEd
Elder Care Coordinator
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Health Care Fraud:
It's Everyone's Business
Health care fraud causes consumers major financial problems. The most recent estimate is that consumers lose more than $10 billion each year to health care fraud, but it is not just about losing money - lives are at stake. Health care fraud can make you sick or hurt you. From unsafe drugs sold on the Internet as a "cure" for cancer, to wheelchair offers that try to bilk consumers out of millions of dollars for unneeded equipment, health care fraud is everyone's concern.
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Finer With Age July Episode Examines Exercise and Alzheimer's Disease
Experts and Care Providers Are Featured on Department's Monthly TV Show
COLUMBUS - Alzheimer's disease not only negatively affects cognitive, emotional and behavioral functions, but also takes a toll on physical condition and strength. In the July edition of Finer With Age, the Department of Aging's monthly television program for and about older Ohioans, Director Barbara E. Riley discusses with experts a new program to improve physical conditioning for patients with Alzheimer's disease, and chats with care providers about the challenges of the disease.
Finer With Age is produced monthly by the Ohio Department of Aging, through a partnership with Ohio Government Television. The show is broadcast on select cable access and public broadcasting stations throughout the state. Check your local listings or contact your cable provider for air times. Viewers also may watch the episode on the program's Web site, Finer With Age.
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First Annual Caregiver Empowerment Conference
Save the date of October 14-15, 2009 for the First Annual Caregiver Empowerment Conference! This collaborative conference, designed for professional and family caregivers, will be held at the Manor House in Mason, Ohio and features nationally recognized speakers including Dr. Barry Bittman, Lela Knox Shanks, Dr. Jerry Reed and Lenny Dave. Dennison Keller will be presenting a workshop on October 15. During the two day conference attendees will have 30 workshops from which to choose, as well as opening and closing keynote speakers each day. Professional caregivers will be able to register for CEUs. Watch for registration brochure very soon! For more information, call Amy Leonhardt at 513.345.3367. |
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What's On Your Mind?
Topics for future editions
We would love to hear from you! Our goal is to share useful information and updates in elder law and related services. What would you like to see in the next issue of Elder Law NewsWire? Please email topics of interest to Elder Law NewsWire Topics We will use our reader's input as we choose articles for future issues.
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| Budget Cuts Could Slow
Senior Home Care Enrollment
The two-year Ohio state budget approved this week will cut about $30-million from the Passport Medicaid Waiver program, which provides nursing home level care to seniors in their own homes, day care or assisted-living centers. "Administering medicine, they also can do home chores. It can include nutrition services, transportation...," says Karla Warren, Director of Communications with the Ohio Department of Aging.
The program served 40,000 seniors in 2008. Warren says the cuts won't affect services for people already on Passport or receiving home care, but it will mean fewer seniors can sign up. "Enrollment will just be at a slower pace. Unfortunately, these are very difficult economic times," says Warren.
Article dated 7/18/09, 33 News/WYTV.
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FREE Continuing Education Programs!
The Law Practice of Dennison Keller, LLC is offering CEU programs for professionals such as nurses and social workers in 2009.
Current CEU program available:
--The Changing Face of Elder Law
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Three Generations Bound by Caring Benefits Ease the Squeeze of Being Sandwiched in the Middle
Mary's afternoons are predictably unpredictable. This afternoon, she has to leave work a little early to take her son to ball practice. On the way there, she'll pick up her daughter from a friend's house. Afterwards, she'll stop at the pharmacy to pick up her dad's prescriptions, then to the store to get the few groceries he needs. After dropping off dad's stuff and doing a little cleaning for him, she makes it home with the kids, fixes dinner and tries to relax with her husband without thinking about the extra effort she'll have to put in tomorrow at work to make up for leaving early today.
Does any of this sound familiar? It might if yours is one of the estimated 9.4 million American families with both children and elders who depend on the generation between them for care and support. This "sandwich generation" is a relatively recent phenomenon in a society that, for decades, has stressed that young adults leave home as soon as possible and get as far away from their parents as possible to raise their own families. But today, the older generation is living longer, more active lives, and many families are seeing the benefits of maintaining ties and blending the generations.
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The Law Practice of Dennison Keller, LLC is located at 8044 Montgomery Road, Suite 700, Cincinnati, OH 45236.
Dennison Keller is an Elder Law Attorney in Cincinnati. Elder Law Firms, here and across the country, have traditionally focused their practices on Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning Guardianships and Probate. However, the Law Practice of Dennison Keller seeks to move beyond the transactions and build relationships, arriving at a holistic solution to legal and care needs through the Life Care Planning process. Elder Care Coordinators are on staff to advocate for the elder client's quality of life and care needs for the remainder of that client's lifetime. For more information, check out our WEBSITE or call us at 513.792.2292.
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