Elder Law - Cozen O'Connor

Wishing you a joyful and successful 2022!

In an alarming new statistic, one out of every 100 older American has died of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many of those deaths occured in nursing homes. Read more here.

1 out of every 100 seniors in US has died of COVID-19, three-quarters of the nearly 800,000 One out of every 100 older American has died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began as the nation moves toward a gruesome milestone of 800,000 deaths. At least three-quarters of the nearly 800,000 who have died of COVID have been over 65, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control an...

From the Elder Law team at Cozen O'Connor, we wish you and your family a very happy and healthy holiday season!

Cozen O'Connor attorneys Ellen S. Morris and Howard S. Krooks, CELA, CAP discuss the impact of income restrictions on community spouses in this new, helpful and informative video with captions. Our attorneys have ways to increase the amount of income that community spouses can retain, including bringing court proceedings. Please watch Ellen and Howie here.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and state Democrats are holding talks about delaying the WA Cares long-term care payroll tax, originally set to begin in January 2022, until January 2023, citing the need for some changes to the program before the new tax takes effect.

Inslee, Washington state Democrats discuss delaying WA Cares long-term care payroll tax Passed in 2019 by the Legislature and signed by Inslee, the WA Cares Fund creates a 0.58% payroll deduction on employees, set to begin in January.

California Gov. Gavin Newsome has signed a revised version of the End of Life Option Act that loosens some restrictions, including reducing the 15-day waiting period to just two days and eliminating the final attestation.

New California Law Eases Aid-in-Dying Process Nearly 2,000 terminally ill Californians have used a 2015 law to end their lives with a doctor’s assistance. A revision of the law will make it easier to do so.