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Elder Law Today Podcast
Are you a senior citizen? Or perhaps you have a parent, relative, close friend or neighbor who is one. If so, then you won't want to miss this important and informative podcast. Learn about elder law, a relatively new area of law, that encompasses the legal issues that acutely affect seniors and their families. Yale Hauptman, an elder law attorney, discusses the various problems and issues of aging in America today and interviews guests from other elder care fields. This Podcast was created using www.talkshoe.com

• Elder Law Today Podcast Live Roundtable Discussion
  Don't miss this roundtable discussion hosted by Yale S. Hauptman, a practicing elder law attorney, with his guests Greg Bushwell a long term care insurance specialist and Heidi Rinsky Schnapp and Lisa Bayer of Life Management Resources Group, an elder care consulting firm. Yale and his guests will share their views on the long term care process and how best to prepare for and address long term care needs.
• Elder Law Today Podcast Show #3 Live Call in
  Here is your chance to speak live to elder law attorney Yale Hauptman. Yale has been practicing for 17 years and is here to answer your questions live.
• Elder Law Today Podcast Show #2 The Basics of Medicaid
  In the second installment of Elder Law Today Podcast, Yale Hauptman, a practicing New Jersey elder law attorney, explains the basics of the Medicaid nursing home program. Yale explains how this needs-based program works, including the asset and income tests for eligibility. Learn what countable and non-countable assets, Medicaid transfer penalty and lookback period are and why Medicare will not cover most nursing home stays. Yale also explains why long term care planning must be done well before entry to a nursing home becomes necessary. Congress passed significant changes to the Medicaid laws 2 years ago, known as the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, changes that the average American is unaware of. Learn why even if you spend down your assets to the Medicaid levels you still may face a Medicaid transfer penalty. In the second segment, Yale interviews Barbra London of Freedom Eldercare, a licensed home health care agency. Listen to Barbra and Yale talk about the types of services a home health care agency provides and common misconceptions people have about this important resource. They also discuss why, under the new Medicaid laws, hiring an aide directly, rather than through an agency, can trap the unwary and cause a Medicaid ineligibility period. To contact Barbra London 201-883-1200 or toll free 866-7 Freedom Send us your comments feedback@elderlawtodaypodcast.com
• Elder Law Today Podcast #1 What is Elder Law? Special Needs Planning
  In the debut of his podcast, Elder Law Today, Yale Hauptman, a practicing New Jersey elder law attorney, explains what elder law is and how an elder law attorney can be a valuable counselor to seniors and their families. Learn how elder law differs from traditional estate planning. A will, while important, addresses only one scenario, what happens when one dies. Elder law, however, encompasses so much more, what can be termed life planning or long term care planning. In other words, what happens if I donâ??t die, but instead have a lengthy illness, need increased care, (ie. home care, assisted living, or nursing home care) and do not have the funds to pay for it indefinitely. Yale discusses the need to have a plan in place, one that includes the necessary documents (ie. power of attorney, health care directive, will, trust) but also brings the family together to work towards a common goal of assisting the senior family member to tackle head on the legal and social issues associated with aging and navigating through the maze of laws and available government benefits. In the second segment, Yale interviews his first guest, Matthew Glass, a certified special needs advisor. Matthew explains how he assists young families with special needs children. Yale and Matthew then discuss how special needs planning will increase in frequency as parents age and are faced with their own long term care needs. Because that care is expensive, without proper planning they may be forced to spend most or all of their assets on their own care, leaving nothing for their children with special needs. A specifically tailored plan, usually involving a special needs trust, can avoid this drastic result and provide peace of mind to families. Here is how you can contact Matthew Glass 732-632-5854 or 800-333-7964 Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast. We welcome your questions, comments and suggestions send us an email at feedback@elderlawtodaypodcast.com