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Navigating Family Member Challenges: POAs, Guardians, and Conservators
Sponsored by: BrownWinick Law Firm
Adult Day; AL; HCBS; PACE; SNF/LTC

This session will cover key legal issues and rights of family members of residents. By sharing real-life examples, we will discuss solutions to deal with the inevitable conflicts that arise between those family members and/or the aging services provider. This session will include case studies, real-life examples, and practical takeaways for providers often caught in the middle of these challenging family dynamics.

  • Summarize key legal rights of family members as Power of Attorneys (POAs), conservators, and guardians.
  • Discuss practical strategies for addressing family conflict as a provider.
  • Assess potential risks for conflict and develop strategy for mitigation.

Drew Larson, Attorney, BrownWinick Law Firm, Des Moines
Drew Larson practices primarily in the areas of health law, corporate formation and transactions, intellectual property, estate planning, and tax. He represents business clients in various aspects of their operations, including startup organization, financing, acquisitions, contract drafting and negotiation, succession planning, and regulatory compliance. Larson views his role as an attorney as a trusted advisor and partner with his clients, helping to assess their legal needs and working to provide the most simple, straightforward and complete answers as possible.

Sarah Wilson, JD, MHA, BrownWinick Law Firm, Des Moines
Sarah Wilson is an associate attorney at BrownWinick and focuses primarily on health care, surrogacy and adoption law. Within her health care practice, Wilson focuses on issues such as compliance, reimbursement and billing, and provider enrollment. She provides her clients not only legal advice but also practical solutions to immediately implement legal recommendations within their business. Her approach is to partner with clients by gaining a complete understanding of their business or health care practice to provide informed guidance and strategy to help them reach their business goals. Prior to becoming an attorney, Wilson also worked in the health care industry. She credits this experience to giving her a better understanding of her clients’ goals and challenges.

 

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