ElderLaw News
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April 2008
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Janna Dutton & Associates, P.C.
Attorneys at Law
One North LaSalle Street
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60602
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ElderLaw News is a monthly e-newsletter that brings you
reports of legal developments and other trends of vital interest to
seniors and their advocates. This newsletter is brought to you by Janna
Dutton & Associates, P.C..
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New Tax Break Helps
Surviving Spouses
Keeping Track of
Your Will
Book Review: Cents
& Sensibility: The Practical Guide to Money & Aging
10 Million Boomers
Will Develop Alzheimer's, Report Predicts
Study Suggests
Medicaid-Sponsored Home Care Reduces Nursing Home Use
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Some Costs Under Medicare Advantage Plans Higher Than
Traditional Medicare
New Web
Site Provides Medicare Information
More Resources Help Seniors Retain Independence
Regulator Warns Consumers On Reverse Mortgages
Computers Can Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease
Consider Withdrawing from Social Security and Reapplying
for Higher Benefit
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New Tax Break Helps Surviving Spouses
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Widows
and widowers who don't want to sell their house right away will get a tax
break under a new law. The law gives surviving spouses two years to sell
their house and receive the full $500,000 capital gains exclusion that
married couples are entitled to.
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Keeping Track of Your Will
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Once
you've taken the step to create a will and get your estate plan in order,
you need to figure out what to do with the will itself. It is important
to keep track of the location of your current will as well as any old
wills.
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Book Review: Cents & Sensibility: The Practical
Guide to Money & Aging
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Perhaps
with the words of Jane Austen in mind that "a large income is the
best recipe for happiness I ever heard of," this book offers advice
to seniors on how to get the most out of their income during retirement.
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10 Million Boomers Will Develop Alzheimer's, Report
Predicts
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Alzheimer's
disease will strike one in eight U.S. baby boomers, meaning that 10
million boomers will develop the mind-wasting disease, according to a new
report.
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Study Suggests Medicaid-Sponsored Home Care Reduces
Nursing Home Use
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A
recently released study of Medicaid-financed nursing home use over 18
months suggests that where seniors have alternatives like home care,
their nursing home stays are more likely to be for acute care following a
hospitalization or for a shorter period at the end of life.
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