North Salem NY Calendar Events

If you think Thanksgiving is known for cooking up family squabbles over contentious topics like politics and whether the Knicks and Jets are really professional sports franchises, stuffing’s no slouch either when it comes to heated arguments over whether the side is best served inside or outside the carcass.

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By FRIENDS OF KAREN

November 24, 2020

Annual Adopt-A-Family Program Fulfills Wish Lists of Critically-Ill Children and Their Siblings

NORTH SALEM, NY, November 16, 2020 -- Friends of Karen, which supports critically-ill children and their families, has launched a new Holiday Adopt-A-Family program for 2020. The goal is to bring smiles to each Friends of Karen child and their siblings this holiday season. This year, because of ...

A needed reprieve: Seniors and the disabled get a break from the imposition of the new penalty and lookback period for community Medicaid

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By ANTHONY J. ENEA, ESQ.

For many years New Yorkers were eligible for Medicaid home care services without worrying about the five (5) year look back period for non-exempt asset transfers (gifts), which is imposed for Medicaid nursing home eligibility. In essence, one could give away all of their savings and home without incurring any period of ineligibility for Medicaid Home Care Services.

As part of the ...