Assured
As·sured | ə-ˈshu̇rd
1: characterized by certainty or security
2: very confident
3: sure that something is certain or true
Disability-Friendly Places to Live in the U.S.: WalletHub’s Latest Survey
How do cities stack up for people with disabilities seeking the best place to live? Which provide the most accessible sidewalks, transportation, entertainment, and parks? Which score high for low-cost housing, jobs, public hospitals, affordable home attendants, or a...
When Should You Consider Changing Your Special Needs Plan’s Key Players?
You have completed and executed your plan for your special needs child. Everyone you’ve selected to serve—your guardian, your trustee, your health care proxy, your executor, and possibly a trust protector as well—has signed the paperwork. All set? For now, yes. But...
Congress Eliminates SSDI Waiting Period for People with ALS
When the Social Security Administration (SSA) approves applicants for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, it imposes a five-month waiting period between the onset of the applicant’s disability and when they can begin receiving benefits. Now, thanks...
Resources for Travelers with Special Needs Are Only a Click Away
Travel is supposed to let you get away from it all. But it doesn’t always feel that way for families traveling with children with special needs. Despite passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act more than 30 years ago, hotels, transportation modes, and...
Legislative News: Court Must Consider Person Under Guardianship’s Right to Visitation Before Approving Restraining Order
A Minnesota appeals court holds that when a court is reviewing a restraining order placed on behalf of a person under guardianship, the court must consider the person’s right to visitation under state law. Harris v. Gellerman (Minn. Ct. App., No. A20-0527, Jan. 25,...
Report Finds Feds Aren’t Monitoring States That Have Moved Long-Term Care Services to Managed Care
To cut costs, many states have contracted with private insurance firms to deliver Medicaid long-term care services to people with disabilities under a managed care model. Now, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that the federal...
What To Do With Your Stimulus Check if You Are in a Nursing Home
As the second round of stimulus checks go out, it is important to know that nursing home residents are not required to turn their checks over to their nursing home. And Medicaid recipients need to spend the cash within a year if it puts them over Medicaid’s resource...
Four Questions to Help You Choose the Right Professional Trustee
Parents or other family members establishing a special needs trust for their child often want to name a professional -- usually a bank, trust company or attorney -- as one of the trustees of the trust in order to take advantage of that individual's experience with...
Minnesota High Court Rules 65-Year-Old Medicaid Recipient May Transfer Assets to Pooled Trust Without Penalty
The Minnesota Supreme Court rules that the state incorrectly imposed a transfer penalty on a Medicaid recipient who at age 65 transferred assets into a pooled special needs trust, finding that the recipient would receive valuable consideration for the transfer in the...
Latest Pandemic Relief Law Largely Ignores Needs of People with Disabilities
The $900 billion Covid-19 pandemic relief package contains almost no funding for programs specific to people with disabilities, much to the disappointment of many advocacy groups. The bill extends unemployment benefits through March 14, 2021, and requires the Internal...