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Patti's Advocate Blog

elder law, disabilities advocate, estate planning

Url:	http://pattidudek.typepad.com/pattis_blog/welcome.html
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Language:	English
Tags:	elder law, disabilities advocate, estate planning
Description:	Patti's blog provides info and discussion revolving around her law practice. She concentrates her practice in the area of estate planning with particular emphasis on planning for people with disabilities, elders and their families. Her practice includes advising and preparing estate planning documents, including special needs trusts; representation in Medicaid hearings to secure appropriate services, administration of estates, trusts, guardianship, conservatorship, and other protective arrangements, and contested litigation in these areas.
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State Says Hartford School Program Denies Special Education Students Their Rights

Patti's Comments: This is just heartbreaking!Excerpt from Quad-Cities Online: (click for entire article)Nearly two dozen special education students enrolled in a district transitional learnin...more

2009-12-03

The Arc puts group home up for adoption

Excerpt from Quad-Cities Online: (click for entire article)The Arc of Rock Island County is pleased to announce the expansion of residential services for individuals with developmental disabilities...more

2009-12-03

Growing mental health disorders demand change

Patti's Comments: I have mixed feelings about this… how about the rest of you???Excerpt from The Buffalo News: (click for entire article)A quiet crisis exists in our community that is affecti...more

2009-12-03

Medicare, Medicaid spent $54 billion too much in 2009, White House says

Excerpt from Amednews.com: (click for entire post)Improper payments for health care made up a large portion of the $98 billion the federal government spent inappropriately in fiscal 2009. This tota...more

2009-12-02

World disability Day: Empowering Persons with disabilities

Excerpt from Northern Voices Online: (click for entire post)M. I. Habibullah writes: The handicapped people take anything as a challenge. For the disabled people, their disability is not an inabili...more

2009-12-02

New Analysis Finds Wide Disparities in Quality of U.S. Nursing Home Care

Excerpt from California Healthline: (click for entire post)Long-term care quality ratings vary widely among different institutions across the country, according to a Scripps Howard News Service ana...more

2009-12-02

Seniors losing homes in continuing care communities

Excerpt from WalletPop: (click for entire post)Seniors who were in good health when they signed contracts with continuing care communities -- communities that promised to care for them as they aged...more

2009-12-02

Michigan Department of Community Health Newsletter

Click link below for the latest issue of HealthLink, a biannual publication of the Michigan Department of Community Health - Bureau of Health Professions.Articles include latest information on the ...more

2009-12-02

Medicaid Change Leaves Man Bed Ridden

Patti's Comments: This article makes me mad & sad. The law is clear - if the chair was needed, he should get it! The way providers get paid should not limit or eliminate access to the equ...more

2009-12-02

Freedom’s Martyr

Patti's Comments: I agree!!! Do you???Excerpt from The New York Times: (click for entire post)It's important for Americans to recognize our national heroes, even those who have been desp...more

2009-12-02

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