GDGC Recent Past Events


Event:    Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Benefits:  
   Accessing Pension Income to Meet the Costs of Assisted Living
Date:     Sunday, June 14, 2009
Time:     9:00 a.m. (breakfast will be served)
Place:    Friedberg JCC - Oceanside
             15 Neil Court
             Oceanside, NY
RSVP:  Cindy Powers ♦ 516.233.3146


Learn about the “best-kept” secret for Veterans and their spouses/widows.

Topics Include:
♦  What is Aid and Attendance and Who is Eligible?
♦  Service and Non-Service Connected Benefits
♦  Eligibility Requirements
♦  Asset Limitations
♦  Income Limitations
♦  Income Off-sets
♦  Benefit Amounts:  Veteran, Veteran and Spouse, Surviving Spouse
♦  Intersection of VA Eligibility Planning and Medicaid Planning Event


Event:    Medicaid Made Simple:  Planning for Your Health Care Future  
Date:     Thursday, June 11, 2009
Time:     6:00pm
Place:    New Eastside Nursing Home
   25 Bialystoker Place
   New York, NY
RSVP:  Dino Mastropierro ♦ 212.673.8500

Part of Community Awareness Month


Event:    Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Benefits:  
   Accessing Pension Income to Meet the Costs of Assisted Living
Date:     Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Time:     7:00 p.m.
Place:    Bristal Assisted Living in Massapequa
             400 County Line Road
             Massapequa, NY
RSVP:   Carol Prost ♦ 516.804.7394

Learn about the “best-kept” secret for Veterans and their spouses/widows.

Topics Include:
♦  What is Aid and Attendance and Who is Eligible?
♦  Service and Non-Service Connected Benefits
♦  Eligibility Requirements
♦  Asset Limitations
♦  Income Limitations
♦  Income Off-sets
♦  Benefit Amounts:  Veteran, Veteran and Spouse, Surviving Spouse
♦  Intersection of VA Eligibility Planning and Medicaid Planning Event


Event:   New Power of Attorney Laws & Elder Law Update
Date:    May 21, 2009 (Thursday) ♦ 12:00 pm to 2:45 pm
Place:   Bonwit Inn
  1 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, Commack
Cost:    Private Seminar -- Not Open to the Public
  RSVP to Joan Trocchia at 516.627.3131
* No pre-registration necessary *
* CEU credit for Administrators offered *
 
Agenda
New Power of Attorney Laws: Impact on LTC Facilities
♦  Gift-Giving and Asset Transfers
♦  Fiduciary Duties of Agent
♦  Special Court Proceedings
♦  Collections and Litigation
♦  Causes of Action Against an Agent

Elder Law Update
♦  Promissory Notes:  Making Them Work     
♦  Medicaid and Guardianships:  Securing Benefits
♦  Theft of Assets and Medicaid Eligibility
♦  Guardianship Update:  Asset Investigation     
♦  Fair Hearing Update:  Good Cause for Failure to Document

** if you are a healthcare facility and wish to schedule a private seminar or in-service, please contact us at 631.390.5000     


Event:     Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation (LIAF) Elder Law Clinic
Date:      Thursday, April 30, 2009
Time:      9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Place:     New Location:
     Nassau County Bar Association
     15th & West Streets
     Mineola, NY

Jennifer B. Cona, member of the LIAF Legal Advisory Board, will be participating in this clinic.  Attendees will have the opportunity for individual elder law consultations.  

R.S.V.P. to LIAF at 1.866.789.5423


Event:    Ask the Elder Law Attorney: 
What Healthcare Facilities
Need to Know About the Deficit Reduction Act
Date:    April 29, 2009 (Wednesday) ♦ 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Place:   Island Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
  5537 Expressway Drive North, Holtsville
Cost:    Private In-Service -- Not Open to the Public
 
Topics of Discussion Will Include:
  DRA Impact on Medicaid Eligibility      
  Medicaid Planning Techniques
  Revising your Admission Agreement
  Limiting Liability from the Point of Admission      
  Guardianships
  Discharge Procedures

** if you are a healthcare facility and wish to schedule a private seminar or in-service, please contact us at 631.390.5000


Event:    Senior Strategies Conference:
   The New Retirement Landscape:
   Protecting Your Family and Your Assets
Date:     April 21 & 28, 2009 (Tuesdays) ♦ 8:30 am to 12:00 Noon
   (Breakfast will be served)
Place:   Genser Dubow Genser & Cona ♦ 445 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, NY

Financial, Elder Law and Lifestyle Solutions for those over 60

     ♦  Identifying Risks: Looking Beyond Investments
     ♦  Decoding Medicaid: Solutions to Protect Your Assets
     ♦  Retirementality: Housing Issues and Lifestyle Options

Register for a break-out session:  meet one-on-one with an Elder Law attorney and/or financial planner for an individual analysis of your estate planning documents and financial portfolio

RSVP to Moriah Farrell by April 14th ♦ 631.390.5000 ext: 236 or fill out the form below and enter "Senior Strategies" in the Additional Comments box at the bottom of the form.


Event:    Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Benefits:  
   Accessing Pension Income to Meet the Costs of Assisted Living
Date:     Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Time:     7:00 p.m.
Place:    Bristal Assisted Living in North Hills
             99 South Service Road
             North Hills, NY
RSVP:   Linda Solomon ♦ 516.869.1300

Learn about the “best-kept” secret for Veterans and their spouses/widows.

Topics Include:
♦  What is Aid and Attendance and Who is Eligible?
♦  Service and Non-Service Connected Benefits
♦  Eligibility Requirements
♦  Asset Limitations
♦  Income Limitations
♦  Income Off-sets
♦  Benefit Amounts:  Veteran, Veteran and Spouse, Surviving Spouse
♦  Intersection of VA Eligibility Planning and Medicaid Planning Event   

S.H.A.R.E. - Support, Help And Resource Exchange
   A Caregiver Support Group
Date:     Tuesdays, Starting March 3, 2009 ♦ 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
   for 6 consecutive weeks through April 7th)
Place:   Brandywine Senior Living at Huntington Terrace
  70 Pinelawn Road, Melville
Cost:    $10/session
 
Are you overwhelmed with the stress and challenge
of caring for an elderly loved one?
Are you confused and do you need help with:

  Health care services and options      
  Elder Law and Medicaid advice
  Home Care issues
  Housing options
  Financing long term care needs
  Assisted Living/Nursing Home placements

          Join us for our caregiver support group led by Dawn Friedland, LCSW
and Melissa Negrin-Wiener, Elder Law Attorney.

To register for SHARE, contact: Moriah Farrell at 631.390.5000 Ext. 236 or fill out the form below entering "SHARE" in the Additional Comments box at the bottom of the form.

* SPACE IS LIMITED *

Event:     Annual Alzheimer's Disease Education Conference & Expo
Date:      Tuesday, March 5, 2009
Time:      8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place:     Melville Marriott

    1350 Old Walt Whitman Road
    Melville, NY

GDGC is attending this annual event and will be staffing a resource table.  Stop by and see us!

R.S.V.P. at www.alz.org/longisland


Event:    Planning for Retirement - A Seminar for Seniors
Date:     March 5, 2009 (Thursday) ♦ 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Place:   Hicksville Public Library
  169 Jerusalem Avenue, Hicksville
Cost:    Free - Sponsored by the Nassau County Bar Association
 
Topics of Discussion Include:
  Asset Protection      
  Estate Planning
  Advance Directives
  Wills

          Special Q & A session will follow the presentation.
Event:    Ask the Elder Law Attorney: 
What Healthcare Facilities
Need to Know About the Deficit Reduction Act
Date:    February 26, 2009 (Thursday) ♦ 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Place:   Catholic Health Services of Long Island
  245 Old Country Road, Melville
Cost:    Private In-Service -- Not Open to the Public
 
Topics of Discussion Will Include:
  DRA Impact on Medicaid Eligibility      
  Medicaid Planning Techniques
  Revising your Admission Agreement
  Limiting Liability from the Point of Admission      
  Guardianships
  Discharge Procedures

** if you are a healthcare facility and wish to schedule a private seminar or in-service, please contact us at 631.390.5000
Event:    Special Seminar: 
Planning for Retirement
Date:    January 28, 2009 ♦ 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Place:   Hicksville Public Library
  169 Jerusalem Avenue, Hicksville
Cost:    Free
Contact us for more information at 631.390.5000; e-mail: elder@genserlaw.com

            GDGC's Savvy Senior Series
(please check back for our upcoming schedule of seminars and round table discussions on important topics affecting our senior community)

Past Events 2007 & 2008