What Is The Difference Between Elder Law and Regular Law?
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What Is The Difference Between Elder Law and Regular Law?

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What Is The Difference Between Elder Law and Regular Law?

Navigating the legal landscape can be confusing and requires specialized knowledge and experience. One area that may raise questions is the difference between elder law and regular law. Understanding this distinction is crucial, especially when protecting the interests of our community's seniors. Let’s visit the difference between elder and regular law in this blog, helping you recognize when it might be advantageous to consult an elder law attorney rather than a regular, non-specialized attorney. Elder law is a specialized legal practice field focusing on issues affecting older adults and their families. These may include estate planning, long-term care planning, guardianship, [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-07-22T15:05:09-04:00July 18, 2024|

New Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Is Under Threat
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New Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Is Under Threat

Law Update, Assisted Living

New Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Is Under Threat

On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the long-awaited regulations on minimum staffing in nursing homes. This was a culmination of a two-year process, including a request for information, a study, and a comment period. Although the final rule is well below the 4.2 hours of direct care per resident per day, as numerous studies have shown is required, the staffing standards are a good first step. There is good news: Nursing homes are required to have a registered nurse on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This is a significant improvement providing clinical [...]

Jerold Rothkoff2024-05-29T13:29:38-04:00June 3, 2024|

How to Transfer a Car Title from Deceased Family Members
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How to Transfer a Car Title from Deceased Family Members

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How to Transfer a Car Title from Deceased Family Members

At our firm, we’re often asked how to transfer a car title from deceased family members. Until recently, in New Jersey, transferring a title required a trip to the local DMV office, which sometimes needed a significant wait time. However, in May 2023, New Jersey enacted a new "transfer on death" law for motor vehicles. This new law represents a notable step toward making the asset transfer process more efficient and cost-effective. It aligns motor vehicles with the ease of transfer typically associated with bank accounts and retirement plans, simplifying the lives of both vehicle owners and their beneficiaries. This [...]

Jerold Rothkoff2024-03-08T10:46:44-05:00December 28, 2023|

The Importance of Interprofessional Collaboration in Elder Care
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The Importance of Interprofessional Collaboration in Elder Care

Caregiver, Aging

The Importance of Interprofessional Collaboration in Elder Care

Interprofessional collaboration is a vital part of elder care, bringing together resources and expertise from different areas in order to assist a family or individual. According to the World Health Organization, health care is undergoing a significant transformation to reduce cost while improving quality and client experience. Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) and education are viewed as the best path forward to meet the complex needs of today’s clients under new reimbursement models. According to the World Health Organization, IPC occurs when multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, caregivers, and communities to deliver the highest quality [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-03-08T11:29:42-05:00May 20, 2022|

Build Back Better Act Items of Interest to Seniors
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Build Back Better Act Items of Interest to Seniors

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Build Back Better Act Items of Interest to Seniors

The details of the Biden administration’s scaled-back budget bill titled the “Build Back Better Act” are out after several months of negotiations among Democratic lawmakers. Although there is a great deal out of the bill, such as Medicare coverage for dental and vision, the good news for elder care advocates is the $150 billion dedicated to Medicaid home and community services, along with regulations leading to a federally required nursing home staffing standard. Also, the bill does not include any estate tax changes. There is much more in the bill (or out of the bill, depending on your perspective). You [...]

Jerold Rothkoff2024-05-09T14:17:40-04:00November 4, 2021|

There is No Place for Politics in Elder Care Law
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There is No Place for Politics in Elder Care Law

Health Law, Law Update

There is No Place for Politics in Elder Care Law

It is my personal opinion that there is no place for politics in elder care law. I recently discussed the election during a dinner conversation with a friend. We discussed our political views and opinions. He correctly observed he never sees political opinions on my Facebook or LinkedIn pages. He inquired why I chose not to engage in a political discussion, suggesting whether it was because I wanted to be perceived as apolitical from a business perspective. In a way, he was right, but not for the reasons he thought. Many years ago, I represented an elderly stroke survivor whose [...]

Bryan Adler2024-03-08T12:34:56-05:00November 11, 2020|

Life Lessons From Two Decades Advocating for Seniors
Life Lessons From Two Decades Advocating for Seniors

Aging, Healthy Aging, Estate Planning, Around the Office

Life Lessons From Two Decades Advocating for Seniors

On February 1, 2000, I began a journey to an unknown destination. On this day twenty years ago, I opened my elder care law office. If you were to tell me twenty years later we would expand to six offices in NJ and PA, employ thirty team members, including five attorneys and six geriatric social workers, establish groundbreaking elder care symposiums in NJ & PA, receive numerous awards and recognition for our firm’s advocacy for seniors, and teach other attorneys across the United States how to engage in legal advocacy for seniors, I would not have believed it. Last month, [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-03-08T12:41:08-05:00January 8, 2020|