Training Series: Senior Legal Issues

Identifying the Concerns and Needs of LGBT Older Adults

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Identifying the Concerns and Needs of LGBT Older Adults Training recorded: Oct 28, 2019
This session will help providers understand the needs and concerns, share best practices for creating LGBT welcoming services, and how to implement LGBT inclusive intake forms.

Protecting LEP Seniors from Medicare Marketing Abuses

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Protecting LEP Seniors from Medicare Marketing Abuses Training recorded: Oct 21, 2019
Learn about how best to protect Limited English Proficient older adults from Medicare marketing violations. We will review Medicare marketing rules (including updates for plan year 2020) and use an in-depth case study involving one Medicare Advantage plan in rural California. We will also leave time for questions and answers.

Older Americans Act in Action: Partnering with the Aging Network

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Older Americans Act in Action: Partnering with the Aging Network Training recorded: May 21, 2019
Older adults are one of the fastest growing populations that need legal assistance. 7.1 million seniors are living in poverty and it is estimated that 56% of senior households have at least one civil legal problem, particularly in the areas of health, income maintenance, and consumer issues. This Arm Chair Chat will provide ideas for building and enhancing your programs aging services, with a focus on integrating legal services into the aging services community.

Ending Improper Billing of Dual Eligibles

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Ending Improper Billing of Dual Eligibles Training recorded: May 20, 2019
Come learn about recent administrative changes that will better assist beneficiaries and advocates in combating improper billing, and hear more about a case example where a legal services support center teamed up with a Medicare counseling organization to, based on persistent billing of an individual dually eligible client, push for systemic changes at the institutional provider level.

CAPI: California’s Assistance Program for Immigrants who are Senior Citizens or have Disabilities

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CAPI: California’s Assistance Program for Immigrants who are Senior Citizens or have Disabilities Training recorded: Mar 12, 2018
This webinar will provide an overview of the eligibility rules, including details on assessing a client’s immigration status and eligibility. The webinar will also go over rules that are frequently misunderstood—including sponsor deeming and exceptions to the deeming rules.

Elder Financial Exploitation: Real Estate Fraud Litigation

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Elder Financial Exploitation: Real Estate Fraud Litigation Training recorded: Jan 11, 2018
This webinar will discuss litigation strategies for assisting seniors who are defrauded of the equity in their home, including the loss of title through forgery or fraud, or the loss of equity and risk of foreclosure due to predatory lending and other scams.

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program Abuse and the Impact on Seniors

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Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program Abuse and the Impact on Seniors Training recorded: Jun 29, 2017
This webinar will describe the PACE program, the laws and rules governing the program, as well as the ways in which the current absence of consumer protections and PACE program and financing practices harm low-income Californians, particularly older Californians.

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