Prof. @SUCollegeofLaw | Scholar in Elder Law @SolomonCtrYLS | advancing older adults’ civil rights, person-centered decision-making & legal ed.
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In a new @Forbes op-ed, @SolomonCtrYLS Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @NinaKohn warns of the possible chilling effects of a CMS memo rescinding earlier guidance to nursing homes designed to ensure that facilities helped their residents vote. forbes.com/sites/ninakohn/20…
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🗳️ Some nursing home residents worry their voting rights could be at risk - but they have full voting rights under the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987.
@SUCollegeofLaw elder law expert @NinaKohn explains what facilities are still obligated to do. @The19thNews
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Six years after pandemic disruptions, nursing home residents face a new hurdle to #voting. This time it comes from the federal government. I explain in my newest in @Forbes.
#Elections #VotingRights #LongTermCare #Disability #CriptheVote
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Residents of long-term care facilities face major barriers to voting in upcoming midterm #elections. Join us tomorrow for a 🆓webinar on the challenges, and what families, staff, ombudsmen and others can do to help residents exercise their #VotingRights. theconsumervoice.org/news/su…
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@SolomonCtrYLS Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @NinaKohn spoke to @bloomberglaw about the @ABAesq’s newest ethics opinion, which counsels attorneys to help clients find less restrictive options to guardianships whenever they can. news.bloomberglaw.com/busine…
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@SolomonCtrYLS Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @NinaKohn spoke to PBS @NewsHour about a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to protect older adults and other vulnerable individuals from financial exploitation. Read more here: pbs.org/newshour/nation/this…
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@NinaKohn discusses the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act’s potential impact on people 65 and older and people with disabilities. pbs.org/newshour/nation/this…
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Writing for The @ConversationUS, @SolomonCtrYLS Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @NinaKohn and co-author @NaomiCahn underscore that many older Americans are becoming worse off even though U.S. political leadership skews older than the overall population. theconversation.com/why-many…
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Prof. @NaomiCahn and @SUCollegeofLaw Prof. @NinaKohn examine how cuts to social programs will affect older Americans. @ConversationUS theconversation.com/why-many…
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In a new @NCLRev article, @SolomonCtrYLS Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @NinaKohn argues that states should embrace laws that would permit age-based distinctions substantially related to important objectives. northcarolinalawreview.org/2…
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Good news! Oklahoma just became the third state to adopt the new Uniform Health Care Decisions Act. It makes it easier for patients' wishes to be understood and respected, & offers needed clarity to health care providers. As the Act's reporter, I'm delighted. #hapc
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Age discrimination permeates our legal system. Is that a problem . . . or just good policy? My new article provides some answers.
#AgeDiscrimination #Aging #Elderlaw #Law
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Writing for @JLME_ASLME, @SolomonCtrYLS Distinguished Scholar @NinaKohn, 2016–18 Research Fellow Megan Wright, and Robert Dinerstein explore how to overcome legal barriers to greater use of supported decision-making for people with cognitive disabilities. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Supported decision-making is changing the American legal landscape. Our new article in @JLME_ASLME shows how and discusses what it means for clinical #research involving #peoplewithdisabilities.
#supporteddecisions #disabilityinclusion
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@SolomonCtrYLS Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @NinaKohn spoke to the @MiamiHerald about the difficult consent and autonomy-related questions raised when adult protective services programs relocate older adults from their homes to care facilities. miamiherald.com/news/health-…
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Idaho has enacted the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act! Thank you to @GovernorLittle for signing the bill into law, and to sponsors Sen. @JamesRuchti and Rep. @DustinManwaring for your advocacy.
For more: uniformlaws.org/UGCOPAA
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@NinaKohn spoke with US Weekly about Britney Spears’ recent DUI arrest and her previous conservatorship. Kohn said, “The fact that someone makes bad choices doesn’t mean that a court can — or should — impose a conservatorship.” #freebritney
For years, Britney Spears fought for her freedom — but now those close to the pop icon fear that “bad choices” are catching up to her. In this week’s cover story, multiple insiders reveal how concerns about her isolation, access to pills and increasingly erratic behavior had been mounting long before her recent DUI arrest. Get the full story here: bit.ly/47BLp6u
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Out today in @Forbes: How new legal ethics rules adopted by @ABAesq hold the key to protecting the rights of Americans under #guardianship and #conservatorship. And why they might have helped #FreeBritney.
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Big news! The ABA has revised ethics rules for #lawyers representing clients with decision-making limitations. It’s a major advance for #DisabilityRights and something I’ve worked toward for over a decade.
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In a new article for @ABAesq, @SolomonCtrYLS Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @NinaKohn and her co-author write about how to strengthen legal ethics rules to better serve vulnerable clients who may struggle to make reasoned decisions. americanbar.org/groups/law_a…
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