- Elder Law for Paralegals

Catalog description

A study of the field of elder care law, including the areas of advance directives, wills and guardianships. Special attention is focused on patients' rights in health care decision making, Medicare and Medicaid, managed care, long term care insurance, living facilities for the elderly, and financial planning for the elderly. Unit topics include the role of the paralegal as a member of the elder care law team, living wills and advance directives, the law of wills and guardianships, physician assisted suicide, managed care, nursing home and assisted living facilities, and Social Security benefits.