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Happy New Year! The Rhode Island Alzheimer’s Association is kicking off 2014 by hosting two upcoming dining events to raise funds for local programs. On Thursday, January 16th, The Olde Theater Diner in Coventry, RI will host an all day (6 am to 11 pm) event, with 10% of your… read more »
In the December 2013 edition of Senior Digest News, Scott Sanborn provides an excellent summary on the issues faced by seniors and caregivers in Rhode Island. Mr Sanborn is the current chair of the Rhode Island Health Care Association (RIHCA), the state’s “the state’s largest professional organization of skilled nursing… read more »
The Alzheimer’s Association of Rhode Island is proud to present the (free) Brian Ott, MD Research Symposium. Their guest speaker is Dr. Jie Shen, Professor of Neurology, Harvard University, presenting on “Memory Impairment and Synaptic Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease”. The Symposium will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013… read more »
As part of the Rhode Island Alzheimer’s Association’s Getting Started Education Series, Mark Heffner will be presenting a workshop, “Legal and Financial Considerations of Alzheimer’s Disease” later this month. Mr. Heffner will share techniques for protecting life savings from the significant costs of nursing home care, and in particular,… read more »
On January 17th and 18th, Attorney Heffner joined 40 other Certified Elder Law Attorneys (CELAs) from throughout the United States for a two-day program focused on matters faced by elders and their families. “A terrific aspect of this NELF (National Elder Law Foundation) program is that it presents nationally known… read more »
This year’s National Aging and Law Institute conference took place November 8-10th in Washington, D.C. Mark Heffner was pleased to attend the conference, which was sponsored by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). The Institute gave Mark the opportunity to speak directly with the attorneys from the Center… read more »
Mark Heffner recently completed his third consecutive semester of teaching Elder Law, an introductory course he designed for second and third year law students, at Roger Williams University School of Law.… read more »
Mark Heffner is pleased to announce that he will be giving a presentation as part of the Alzheimer’s Association “Getting Started” Series at Atria Assisted Living in Barrington, RI this December. Mark will speak about the techniques for protecting life savings from the ever-increasing costs of nursing home care, and… read more »
Mark Heffner recently gave a continuing legal education session on Medicaid through the Rhode Island Bar Association, along with Jacqueline Kelley of the Office of Health and Human Services. In the October 16th session, Medicaid 202 – Beyond the Basics, Mr. Heffner advised attorneys on how to best counsel clients… read more »
Mark Heffner recently gave a presentation entitled “Planning for the Life Continuum” to the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Mark’s presentation focused on legal issues of particular concern for those with Multiple Sclerosis and their families, including planning for incapacity through the use of Durable… read more »