1. Nursing Home Rights
and Eligibility
COHEN AND OALICAN, LLP – ELDER
LAW, MEDICARE AND LONG TERM CARE
ATTORNEYS – SERVING GREATER
BOSTON AND SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS
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2. Nursing Home Rights
and Eligibility
 Nursing homes can be very costly. Medicaid is just
about the only insurance that will cover nursing
home expenses, although some private insurances
will pay a certain amount. Nursing Home eligibility
rules are not so easy to understand. There are
rules that can help protect your home and protect
your spouse when using Medicaid.
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3. Nursing Home Resident’s
Rights; Elder Law
 The rights of nursing home's residents are no different than
the rights of any citizen. Unfortunately, nursing home
residents aren't always treated as they should be. In 1987
laws were passed for elder law by Congress that help protect
you or your spouse while in a nursing home.
Here are just a few laws that were passed:
Resident has the right to see all of their records
 Residents must be informed of services available and how
much they will cost
 Residents can share a room with their spouse
 Residents can get up and go to bed whenever they want
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4. Disputes in the nursing
home
 There are certain steps that can be taken if needed when you
feel you or your spouse or loved one has been mistreated.
Talk to the nursing home staff
 Talk to nursing home supervisor/administration
 Request a meeting with nursing staff
 Talk with the ombudsperson that is assigned
 If all else fails contact Elder Law Attorney's Cohen and
Oalican, LLC.
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5. Attorneys Cohen &
Oalican specialize in Elder
Law; where protecting
your assets and your
dignity is their core
mission.
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