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    Vol 38, Issue 6 (July-August 2017)

    Volume 38 Issue 6   August 2017

    Elder

    Pre-Conference Intensive: Supported Decision Making and Older Adults

    by David Godfrey

    For the first time since 2010, the National Aging and Law Conference will offer a pre-conference intensive. The program, set for Wednesday October 25, will focus on Supported Decision Making and Older Adults (SDM).

    Family

    Vol 38, Issue 6 (July-August 2017)

    Learn about a resolution sponsored by the ABA Commission on Disability Rights, the Commission on Law and Aging, and the Sections of Civil Rights and Social Justice (Disability Rights Committee), and Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, that continues and furthers the ABA’s long-standing interest in, and commitment to, ensuring that guardianship is a “last resort,” after other, less-restrictive options have been considered.

    Elder

    What’s Next for Long-Term Care Facilities?

    by Eric Carlson & Toby Edelman

    This article discusses the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) new nursing facility regulations released in September 2016. Details on these changes will be covered in a workshop at the 2017 National Aging and Law Conference.

    SPOTLIGHT

    ABOUT BIFOCAL

    BIFOCAL, the Commission on Law and Aging's bi-monthly journal, provides timely, valuable legal resources pertaining to older persons, generated through the joint efforts of public and private bar groups and the aging network

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