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Welcome to the news blog of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Ohio Chapter. Here we share news related to Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and Special Needs Planning, Veterans Benefits and more — for the benefit of our Chapter members, and the general public seeking more information about Elder Law.

Bill Could Throw A Monkey Wrench Into Retirement Planning

Bill Could Throw A Monkey Wrench Into Retirement Planning

From Forbes.com —   By BRANDON HALL As you may have heard, there is pending congressional legislation that could affect what self-directed individual retirement accounts (IRAs) can invest in and how large of a retirement one can build. This legislation was brought...

On Capitol Hill, #FreeBritney Is Just The Beginning

On Capitol Hill, #FreeBritney Is Just The Beginning

From NPR.org—  In 2018, a bipartisan pair of senators introduced legislation that would provide support to individuals placed under guardianships, a legal mechanism set up for people who the court deems unable to manage their affairs. The bill never got a vote. But on...

Robots being tested to assess residents living with dementia

Robots being tested to assess residents living with dementia

Photo Courtesy Heriot-Watt University | From mcknightsseniorliving.com —  Health practitioners in Scotland are piloting remote-controlled robots to assess the physical and cognitive health of care home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias....

When An Airline Loses or Damages Your Wheelchair

When An Airline Loses or Damages Your Wheelchair

From NextAvenue.org —  Custom-made wheelchairs are lost every day, and some disability activists are calling for accountability and reform Every time Asim Dietrich, a staff attorney for the Arizona Center for Disability Law, has flown with his custom, motorized...

FDA gives breakthrough nod go to liquid biopsy for Alzheimer’s

FDA gives breakthrough nod go to liquid biopsy for Alzheimer’s

From MedTechDive.com—   By Nick Paul Taylor   The FDA has awarded the latest crop of breakthrough device designations, granting regulatory privileges to investigational products including liquid biopsy tests for Alzheimer's disease and bladder cancer....

Senior living facilities adopt regional approach to vaccine mandate

Senior living facilities adopt regional approach to vaccine mandate

From SixtyAndMe.com —  From McKnight's Senior Living  — Eight Lancaster, PA, senior living communities banded together Sept. 14 in announcing a COVID-19 staff vaccination requirement in the “best interest of everyone in our individual communities, as well as the...

Digital Estate Plan: What it is and and why you need one

Digital Estate Plan: What it is and and why you need one

From NextAvenue.org —  Advice from the authors of 'In Case You Get Hit By a Bus' — By Abby Schneiderman, Adam Seifer, and Gene Newman —  What happens to all your digital accounts, services and property after you die? Planning for this is officially called a Digital...

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