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Hickman & Lowder Co., L.P.A. is excited to continue our Special Needs Insights series. Our short videos are designed to help you expand your awareness, reduce your stress and redefine what is possible as you advocate for your loved one. This Week’s Insight: Planning for Retirement Attorney Ethan Welch provides tips on planning for retirement when you have an adult…
On This Week’s Episode: Managing Your Loved Ones Affairs During COVID-19
Hickman & Lowder Co., L.P.A. is excited to continue our Special Needs Insights series. Our short videos are designed to help you expand your awareness, reduce your stress and redefine what is possible as you advocate for your loved one. This week, Attorney Ethan Welch dives into trust options for families with adult children with special needs as they plan…
Hickman & Lowder Co., L.P.A. is excited to continue our Elder Law Talks series. Our short videos are designed to help you expand your awareness, reduce your stress and redefine what is possible as you advocate for your loved one. This week’s episode: Parents of an Adult Child with Disabilities – What Happens When You Need Care Yourself?
The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) has latched on to a new term: “recovery services.” This term is being used to describe services they’re giving students to help bridge educational gaps in learning caused by COVID-related school closures. How is this different from compensatory services? I was quite confused by ODE’s explanation, but I think this is what they’re trying…
Recently, we have been receiving inquiries from parents who are worried that their children with disabilities won’t be able to go back to school because of the new mask mandate issued by Governor DeWine. The order requires all students in grades K-12 to wear a mask at school. But, as we all know, there is a fairly small group of…
Special Education Advocate Mary Jo O’Neill was a special guest on the Tests and the Rest podcast where she discussed navigating an IEP or 504 Plan.
When you become financially eligible for Medicaid, the next step is to apply and it’s generally a straightforward process. You fill out an application with basic information about yourself and submit it to the county Job and Family Services (JFS) where you currently reside. However, the next steps are crucial and can become overwhelming. Be prepared to send JFS current…
Often, when working with clients on getting a plan in place for Mom, applying for Medicaid and getting her settled in the nursing home, I am asked, “Now what do I do to plan for and protect Dad?” We’ve preserved the home and maximized income and resources for him, but now what? Is he protected if anything else may happen?…
I work collaboratively with dozens of nursing home and assisted living facilities when clients need to apply for Medicaid. I find facility staff to be some of the most Medicaid-knowledgeable people in the world, but I’ve also seen too many cases where families relied on the facility to guide them through a Medicaid application, and big problems arose. Applying for…