Rosen & Spears Law

11/01/2019

How many ways can you think of to include our friends and family with Dementia?

Programs that bring dignity and compassion to people with dementia.

10/25/2019

Living in a Nursing Home? Find out what your rights are. October is your month.

https://rosenspearslaw.com/october-is-nursing-home-residents-rights-month/

10/09/2018

Slip and Fall is Number One!

"Falls are the number one cause of injury, hospital visits due to trauma, and death from an injury among people age 65 and older. It is estimated that one in three older adults falls each year" (from www.stopfalls.org). And, according to the National Council on Aging, "Falls are the leading cause of...

08/07/2018

Nursing Homes are over reporting Staff to Medicare. What is going on at the Nursing Home your loved one is in?
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Nursing homes are rated by Medicare for several categories, including staffing. The rating system gives 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) stars for each category, and then average the factors for an overall rating. As you can well imagine, the better the staff to resident ratio means residents are more freq...

04/06/2018

Chaperones can be a good idea during Exams.

The AMA (American Medical Association) code of ethics states that physicians should adopt a policy whereby patients have the right to request a chaperone during physical examinations. Some states have adopted a legal policy for physicians to provide a chaperone for intimate examinations. The Texas S...

03/30/2018

Medical Billing Errors affect all of us. Here is something you can do.

Medical billing errors are very common. Estimates put the rate of medical billing error somewhere between 30-80%. Unfortunately, identifying mistakes on a bill and successfully contesting them can be a complicated process. While billing errors are generally not the basis for a lawsuit, there are man...

02/02/2018

Get to know our associate, attorney Catherine "Kate" Gross

Kate has been helping the clients of Rosen & Spears since 2016. We wanted to share a bit about this talented attorney who continues to add to our commitment to “Experience, Professionalism & Compassion”

As an undergraduate, I majored in art history, and for many years, I worked in the arts. Then a family member's illness forced me to navigate the intersection of the medical and legal systems. The issues were so complex that I found myself at the local law library researching our options. Ultimately...

01/17/2018

NAELA and Marian Rosen: An Article.

The following article about Marian Rosen appeared in the Fall Newsletter of Texas Chapter of NAELA (National Association of Elder Law Attorneys), and appears here with permission of the author, Attorney Wesley E. Wright of Wright Abshire, Certified Elder Law Attorneys. NAELA members "are attorneys w...

11/05/2017

Marian sits on a panel a follow-up.

As a follow up to our previous post about the “..Unauthorized Practice of Law and Medicaid Applications”, we offer these points from the NAELA panel discussion. Why is it important to h…

10/06/2017

Check this out by the end of today.

Texas HHS (Health and Human Services) has announced one extra day for Houston residents still in need of assistance to apply for D-SNAP (Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). The onl…