Elder Law

Spring 2010
LAW 656
Credits: 3

Instructor: Leslie Harris

Topics include social security and pensions; health care decision making, including the right to die, living wills, and durable powers of attorney for health care; planning for health care financing, including alternate living arrangements and financing through private resources, Medicare and Medicaid; regulation of retirement facilities and nursing homes; and protection of disabled adults through guardianships, conservatorships, and related mechanisms. Covers the basic and comprehensive writing requirements.