Synopsis:
This video tape includes the discussion of: legal instruments important for elders; legal considerations for older adults raising grandchildren; centers for youth and families; financial options in Arkansas; kinship foster care; finances; transitional employement assistance; adoption subsidy; patient self-determination act; advance healthcare planning; Arkansas laws and older adult resources.
Objectives:
After completing this video tape, you should be able to:
- Describe the differences between living wills, advance directives, and durable power of attorney for health care;
- Explain at least 3 issues associated with legal guardianship and conservatorship;
- List safeguards that should be followed when older people choose to use different types of power of attorney; and
- Discuss some of the qualification aspects for Medicare and Medicaid eligibility in Arkansas.
Faculty:
Edith Altheimer, PhD, LCSW is the Chief of the Social Work Service at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS), Little Rock, AR.
Laura Cross, JD, MS, RN is Project Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant supporting the work of the Oklahoma Alliance for Better Care of Dying, Oklahoma City, OK.
Pat Gray, LMSW is a social worker at the Social Work Service, CAVHS, Little Rock, AR.
Raymon B. Harvey, JD is a specialist in Elder Law matters, Little Rock, AR.
Gina Hendrix, JD is an Elder Law specialist for Legal Aid Services of Western Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK.
Lee Holmes, JD is a specialist in Elder Law matters including Medicaid, estate, tax and disability planning, Oklahoma City, OK.
Richard Ingham, JD is the developer of Legal Services for the Special Unit on Aging Division, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Oklahoma City, OK.
Karen Lawman, LCSW is a social worker at the Social Work Service, CAVHS, Little Rock, AR.
Dee Ann Newell, MA is the manager of the Family Matters Program, at The Parent Center, Little Rock, AR.