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February 18 - March 3, 2016 Volume 7 :: No. 4

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Bedford High School Presents “The Wizard of Oz”

Bedford High School students will perform The Wizard of Oz on Friday and Saturday March 18th and 19th at 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 20th at 2 p.m. in the Bedford High School auditorium, 481 Northfield Road in Bedford.

The main roles will be played by senior Khemi Salahuddin as Dorothy, junior Aaron Needham as the Scarecrow, senior Mansfield Johnson as the Tin Man, and

junior Kyra Wright as the Cowardly Lion. Senior Ashonti Riase plays the Wicked Witch of the West, junior Jessica Allen plays Glinda the Good Witch of the North, and senior Malik Foreman plays the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz. Forty-eight children, coming from every school in the district plus the Bedford Co-Op Nursery School, will be playing the munchkins. Sarah Johncock directs the BHS production.

Shawn Nichols serves as orchestra conductor, Kevin Marr as choreographer and Karin Tooley as accompanist.

The Wizard of Oz musical is based on the well-known and well-loved 1939 film of the same name. It follows teenager Dorothy Gale from her home in Kansas with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry and dog Toto through her journey in the magical land of Oz. The musical uses the Harold

Arlen and E. Y. Harburg songs from the film and includes some new songs and additional music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and additional lyrics by Tim Rice. More familiar songs include “Over the Rainbow,” “We’re Off to See the Wizard,” and “The Merry Old Land of Oz.”

Tickets are $10 general admission at the door. Senior citizens are free. For more information, call 440-439-4588.

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Carylwood WatchD.O.G.S. Meet March 2Carylwood Intermediate School’s

WatchD.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) program will hold its WatchD.O.G.S. Dads & Kids Pizza Night in the Carylwood Gymnasium on Wednesday, March 2nd from 6 to 7:15 p.m.. This event will kick off the program’s spring volunteer recruitment drive as well as providing our WatchD.O.G.S. volunteers a fun night out together complete with FREE pizza, prizes, and special guest appearances from the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Bedford Bearcat mascot. This event has crucial importance to our WatchD.O.G.S.

program because it’s the one and only meeting we ask our volunteers to attend all year.

Carylwood greatly appreciates the many people in the community who have supported this program since its inception. If you would like to help support the March 2nd Dads & Kids Pizza Night event, please respond to two questions at the following link: tinyurl.com/WDpizzahelper, or contact Carylwood guidance counselor Scott Kronstain by phone at 440-786-4198 or by email at [email protected].

What is WatchD.O.G.S.? The WatchD.O.G.S. (Dads of Great

Students) program is a father-involvement program designed to provide positive male role models for students while enhancing school security. Carylwood Principal Paul G. Ward received word in 2014 that Carylwood had been designated an official WatchD.O.G.S. school. Since then, WatchD.O.G.S. have been a familiar sight in the Carylwood hallways, as they continue to diligently serve the students and school community. The WatchD.O.G.S are fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers,

uncles, or other father-figures who volunteer to serve at least one full day per school year doing a variety of activities, as determined by the school. The non-profit National Center for Fathering started the program, and currently there are more than 5,148 registered schools in 47 states that participate in the WatchD.O.G.S. program. The WatchD.O.G.S. program also positively impacts bullying and improves parent collaboration. For more information, go to: www.fathers.com/watchdogs/

The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Now Open!

A two-faced cow, a snake that could swallow a crocodile whole, a Rolls-Royce made entirely of matchsticks and sculptures so small they fit in the eye of a needle are all on display in our newest traveling exhibition The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Tour this special 6,000-square-foot exhibition and explore the real science behind the seemingly unbelievable. How do our eyes trick our brains into seeing illusions? What

caused Robert Wadlow to grow to 8’11” and why is eating bugs actually a good idea? Science answers all of these questions in this exciting and interactive exhibit. The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is on display at the Science Center now until April 24 and is included with regular admission! Be sure to share your pictures while visiting this awesome exhibit by using #RipleysGLSC.

Lady RoundBaller Scores 1000th PointCongratulations to BHS senior Tayler

Stevens for scoring her 1,000th point of her basketball career last week in a game against Akron East. She is the third Lady Bearcat in Bedford History to score 1,000 career points!

Coach Aaron Bowers stops the game when Tayler makes her 1,000th point and presents her with the game ball.

Congratulations also to the entire Lady Bearcat basketball team, Head Coach Bowers and assistant coaches Dan

Chambers and Stacy Raymond for being Lake Erie League Co-Champs this season, the first time since 2007!

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To celebrate the Cleveland Museum of Art’s centennial year, the department of contemporary art has organized four solo exhibitions featuring a wide variety of artistic expression and concerns. At Transformer Station, Jon Pestoni: Some Years is the LA-based painter’s institutional solo debut that explores his blend of painterly tropes and psychological responses. Next is an exhibition focused on Dan Graham’s career-long analysis of rock music—fitting for the city where it all began. At the museum, Kara Walker debuts a new series of drawings in her exhibition opening in September. And closing out the year, the museum presents Albert Oehlen: Woods Near Oehle, a thought-provoking and unconventional survey, the largest exhibition of Oehlen’s work in the US to date. Additionally, Converging Lines: Eva Hesse and Sol LeWitt, organized by the Blanton Museum of Art, opens in April. Each exhibition is accompanied by a publication, furnishing in-depth material on each artist and their work. Additionally, Albert Oehlen: Woods Near

Oehle features a “box set” containing a newly pressed EP, an exhibition catalogue, and a book of poetry, among other objects.

Advance Schedule of Exhibitions: Through Spring 2017

Converging Lines: Eva Hesse and Sol LeWitt

April 3 to July 31, 2016The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith

Foundation Exhibition Gallery

Jon Pestoni: Some YearsApril 23 to July 10, 2016Transformer Station

Dan GrahamAugust 13 to November 26, 2016Transformer Station

Kara WalkerSeptember 10 to December 31, 2016 The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith

Foundation Exhibition Gallery

Albert Oehlen: Woods Near Oehle December 4, 2016 to March 12, 2017

The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Exhibition Hall

*Please note: detailed information about upcoming exhibitions coming soon. Please confirm scheduling and details with Kelley Notaro at [email protected] or 216-707-6898.

About the Cleveland Museum of Art Centennial YearOne hundred years ago the Cleveland Museum of Art opened its doors to the public. In 2016 the museum invites all audiences to celebrate its 100th anniversary, honoring the past and looking ahead to the future. Program highlights include special centennial exhibitions representing four continents, spanning ancient to contemporary, as well as the presentation of extraordinary individual works of art on loan from top-tier institutions all over the world, and once-in-a-lifetime events and community programs. Details at clevelandart.org/centennial.

The Cleveland Museum of Art is open Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays

and Sundays 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Wednesdays and Fridays 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; closed Mondays.

Albert Oehlen:Centennial presenting sponsor: Key

Bank, Centennial Supporting Sponsor: Eaton Corporation

Media Sponsor: Cleveland MagazineConverging Lines:Converging Lines: Eva Hesse and

Sol LeWitt is organized by the Blanton Museum of Art and made possible by the Henry Luce Foundation, Lannan Foundation, Agnes Gund, Jeanne and Michael Klein, and the Dedalus Foundation.

The Cleveland Museum of Art is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this exhibition with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

February 18 - March 3, 2016

Spring Break ComingBelieve it or not, spring break is right

around the corner! Keep your kids busy and their minds active by signing them up for camp at Great Lakes Science Center! This year’s day camps are: Fantastic Flyers, Call of the

Wild, Adventures with Einstein, Emergency!, Renewable Energy: The Green Scene, and Gross Out!

Our American Camp Association accredited camps are sure to help your child

fall in love with science and question how the things around them work. In an effort to accommodate as many school schedules as possible, most camps are offered twice. Registration opens this Friday (Jan. 8) at 1 p.m.

Space is limited. Call 216-621-2400 (Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) or visit our website to learn more and register!

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Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish Submits Robust Legislation to Make Contracting More Fair and Equitable

In 2013, Cuyahoga County contracted with two firms to collect and analyze statistical and anecdotal data in order to determine whether or not disparity exists within the County procurement policies and systems. The County recently released the findings from the Study which revealed that there is disparity between the number of available Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MBE/WBEs) and the number of those firms that have been awarded contracts from the County.

“One of our top priorities is Fairness and Equity and we recognize the need to take robust action to ensure that there is an inclusive process where everyone can have an opportunity to do business with the County,” said Budish. “We believe that small businesses and minority and women owned businesses, should have a fair shot at competing for County business, and that our workforce should be diverse.”

“The proposed legislative reforms and administrative actions are a step in the right direction. I commend County Executive Budish and members of the County Council for their actions to help ensure full participation of women and minority-owned enterprises in the economic growth of our region,” said Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11).

While the results from the Disparity Study do not provide a legal basis for specific quotas, the Budish Administration is submitting the following legislation to council:

•An expansion of the County’s current SBE program to set aspirational Minority Business Enterprise and Women Business Enterprise subcontractor participation goals for every bid or proposal issued by the County; and requiring good faith efforts to meet said goals. MBE/WBEs bidding as prime contractors can also get participation credit.

•Elimination of the need for

performance bonds for qualified contractors for jobs under $250,000, and segmenting bigger projects into smaller projects.

•The establishment of Small Business Set Asides for certain projects.

•Allowing companies with a demonstrated commitment to utilizing MBE/WBEs as subcontractors and/or a diverse workforce within the past 2 years to receive a bid preference.

•Adopting a Council Resolution authorizing the County Executive to sign on to the Cleveland Community Benefits Agreement.

In addition, Executive Budish will adopt the following administrative actions:

•Releasing an executive order requiring speedy pay from a Prime Contractor to their Sub-contractors.

•Utilizing pre-bid conferences to encourage broader participation.

•Appointing an Inclusion Officer

to monitor, track and enforce these initiatives.

“What the County Executive and Council are proposing here will make a difference in the lives of many of our small/minority and female owned businesses,” said Lonnie Coleman, President, Coleman Spohn Corporation. “I truly appreciate the efforts to make our County better for all of its citizens.”

“I am pleased with the direction that the County Executive and his Administration are heading in respect to these changes,” said Eddie Taylor, President, Taylor Oswald, and Co-Chair of the Commission on Economic Inclusion. “They are positive ones for our community and I believe that with participation from our business community and with appropriate enforcement that this legislation can create real change for minority and women-owned enterprises.”

Cleveland Museum of Natural History Unveils BoldNew Designs for Campus Reinvention

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is moving forward with the first phase of its bold and innovative plan to renovate and expand its campus in Cleveland’s University Circle as part of its Centennial Campaign. The Museum’s Board of Trustees has approved schematic designs created in collaboration by a leading team of architects, engineers, green building experts and exhibit designers that realize the ambitious vision for the future Museum. The new Museum will more fully integrate science and nature into the visitor experience, and pioneer new approaches for infusing real science into science education. The building itself will be a model of sustainable building technology. New exhibition galleries will showcase the world-renowned scientific research of Museum curators and highlight the Museum’s vast collections to create a powerful and engaging experience that inspires students and people of all ages to dive into science, connect with nature and explore the natural world.

The $150 million renovation and expansion project will transform and reinvent the Museum by 2020—100 years after the institution was founded. Construction will begin in March on a new outdoor Perkins Wildlife Center—one of the most popular of the Museum’s

exhibits and home to the Museum’s live Ohio animals and native plants. In the coming year, Phase I will also include the construction of several key visitor amenities, including a parking garage with 300 spaces on three levels and a landscaped west garden that will serve as a gateway to the University Circle cultural district from Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

“The amazing treasures held within our Museum and our mission to improve science education compel us to undertake this major transformation of our facilities and exhibits,” said Dr. Evalyn Gates, executive director and CEO. “We are thrilled to launch the project this spring and begin realizing our plans for creating a dynamic new Museum that will play a critical role in building for the future of our community. Our staff, campaign leadership team and project architects, engineers and designers have worked together to craft plans that will strengthen our education programs, support and showcase the important work of our researchers, and offer the community immersive spaces for lifelong learning.”

Through the experience and creativity of the project team, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History of the future will be an extraordinary

place for discovery that is worthy of the outstanding science education and groundbreaking scientific research that the Museum has conducted for nearly a century. The project team was assembled in its entirety earlier in the schematic design process than is conventional with major capital projects. Gates and the Board of Trustees believed that allowing the design of exhibits and galleries to inform the building’s architecture and incorporating long-term sustainability into the design process from the beginning would produce a truly innovative, highly efficient and revolutionary building that will successfully achieve the overall vision of the Museum.

After nearly a year of working together, the project team’s work has touched every part of the Museum’s campus and every aspect of the visitor experience. The resulting integrated design approach has deeply influenced the schematic designs. The renovated and expanded building will house a unique integration of the labs, collections and research into the public galleries to showcase the Museum’s world-renowned assets and the discoveries behind them. An expanded number of smart, flexible classroom spaces that the Museum is calling “science studios” will be located within the exhibit galleries and adjacent

to the research areas, giving students a view into the labs and collections. The Museum’s living collections will be incorporated into galleries that offer visitors transformational interactions with the natural world. Each aspect of the design and engineering is being developed with the goal of creating a new model for sustainable building and energy management in the museum field, and one that is visible to the public as an exhibit unto itself.

The Museum entry strikes a captivating presence, inviting visitors inside from Wade Oval to a beautiful, two-story glass lobby flanking the existing brilliant, titanium-coated stainless steel Shafran Planetarium structure.

“Perhaps one of the most engaging features of the building design is the large window facing Wade Oval side that will offer views into the dinosaur hall giving visitors to University Circle a glimpse of the giant prehistoric creatures that roamed the Earth over 65 million years ago,” said Gates. “We are literally creating a window into science - and inviting everyone to join in the adventure of exploration and discovery.”

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Metroparks Swear-In New Patrol and Explosives Canine Officer, TysonThe newest addition to Cleveland

Metroparks Ranger Department K-9 Unit was sworn-in this morning. Tyson, Cleveland Metroparks newest Patrol and Explosives Canine Officer, was sworn-in alongside his partner, Ranger Trevor C. Poole at the Board of Park Commissioners meeting.

Tyson, an eleven-week-old German Shepherd, is the newest canine addition to Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Department’s K-9 Unit. Tyson will serve as a dual-purpose patrol and explosives detection dog, joining K-9 officers Chase, Rico and Logan, and their handlers Rangers Will Collins, Mike Barr, and Sgt. Tim Garris in patrolling the more than

23,000-acre Park District.The addition of Tyson allows for

proactive protection measures at Cleveland Metroparks busiest park activities. Explosives detection canines have become a common sight at large sporting events, concerts, popular area destinations and at other large-scale events. They are becoming part of a new direction in law enforcement. Five Ohio Universities recently received bomb-sniffing dogs as officials expand a state program that makes more of those canines available for safety needs on and off campuses.

The University of Toledo, Kent State University, Ohio University and

Central State University, each received a dog trained to detect explosives. A dog for Cleveland State University received extra training to be part of general patrol operations, according to Ohio Homeland Security.

Canines trained in explosives detection offer an added layer of public security and serve as an important bridge to interact with the public in a positive manner. Additionally, explosives detection canines offer a safe resolution should a bomb threat occur, allowing for a quick return to normal business operations.

Other agencies that have canines trained in explosives detection near Cleveland Metroparks include the Regional Transit Authority (RTA), the Shaker Heights and Cleveland Police Departments, and the University of Akron.

Tyson’s handler is Ranger Trevor C. Poole, who has been with the Ranger Department since 2014. Ranger Poole is a 2007 graduate of Youngstown State University, where he also completed his basic Police Academy Training, as an Ohio Certified Peace Officer.

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Road Trip! Destination: Dayton, Ohio If you were born after the Airline

Deregulation Act of 1978, you missed the heyday of airline travel. When people dressed up to fly and stewardesses (not flight attendants) served hot meals on china and free drinks in real glassware.

When you could stretch your legs out in front of your seat. When you felt like a millionaire as you boarded, because hefty ticket prices made airline travel a rare treat for most people.

Nowadays, you can get a cheap flight, but it comes complete with cattle-call

boarding and jockeying for seats with people dressed in sweats or worse and carrying greasy bags of fast food.

The thrill is gone.Still, air travel is an amazing feat of

human ingenuity and engineering worth exploring. It remains one of the safest forms of transportation. This, despite the fact that you’re streaking through the atmosphere at 35,000 feet above the earth, at 500-plus miles an hour, in a 250-foot-long aluminum tube.

Paying homage to the fascinating

history of aviation is as simple as crossing the border into Ohio, which Congress has affirmed as the birthplace of aviation.

Although Wilbur and Orville Wright started it all with a 1903 test flight at Kitty Hawk hill on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Dayton is the Wright brothers’ hometown. They made their flight plans in Dayton and constructed the plane in their bicycle shop there. The city contains 14 aviation attractions and sites.

Bringing air travel into the space age, NASA’s website lists 29 Ohio astronauts,

including John Glenn, Neil Armstrong and Guion Bluford Jr., the first African American in space.

Many aviation-theme attractions are just a few hours’ drive from the Western Pennsylvania border. For a full list throughout Ohio, visit discoverohio.com.

West G Grads Head Women’s Museum at Burke AirportOn Dec. 17, 1903, brothers Orville

and Wilbur Wright of Dayton, Ohio, made history when they managed to pull off the first successful airplane flight over a wind-swept beach in North Carolina — in a plane that took them several years to perfect.

While the brothers rose to fame, many people don’t know their sister, Katharine Wright, is credited with much of their success.

Katharine, who shared a close bond with her brothers and whose outgoing and charming personality was a sharp contrast to their introverted natures, managed and supported nearly every aspect of the brothers’ careers, including contracts, insurance and public appearances.

A glimpse into Katharine’s colorful life can be found in a new exhibit at the International Women’s Air and Space Museum in the terminal of Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport.

“She handled a lot of things behind the scenes,” said West Geauga Schools graduate Heather Alexander, the museum’s executive director. “We have a wide variety of things of hers including the dress she wore when meeting president Taft.”

Alexander and her two fellow museum administrators, Operations Manager Katie Brinager and Collection Spec-ialist Mike Sharaba, also West Geauga graduates, are hoping to attract more people to the IWASM.

“We’re a small museum” Brinager said. “Not a lot of people know we’re here.”

Despite its small size, the IWASM, which has been at its current location since 1998, hosts several special events and programs throughout the year.

“We do all sorts of kids programs and tours,” Brinager said.

The museum also hosts several

“Family Days” with activities for all ages and “Dinner with a Slice of History” events featuring guest speakers.

“We are the only museum of its kind in the world,” Alexander said. “There’s none like us. We’re the only ones that have collections on any woman that is involved in aviation or aerospace in any way.”

Because it’s located in a public building, daily admission to the museum is free, though people can purchase a membership to support operations and receive discounted prices on events.

Alexander, a 1989 West Geauga graduate, has worked for the museum in various capacities for 14 years. With the help of Brinager and Sharaba, both 2005 West Geauga graduates, many positive changes have been made.

“We’ve done some expansions, changed some programs and brought new people in to help,” Alexander said.

Sharaba said the museum staff strives to keep up with current events, keeping exhibits in tune with what’s happening locally and globally.

Though exhibit items come from a variety of sources, many have been treasures sitting in someone’s basement or attic.

“A lot of our items come from people who have the pieces in their family and are looking for a home for them,” Sharaba said.

While newer exhibits, such as that of Katharine, are draws, fixtures such as the Amelia Earhart exhibit remain popular.

“We have a lot of items donated by her sister,” Alexander said. “(Earhart) actually was a nurse and designed her own nurses outfit. We also have the overalls she wore when she

was working on planes as well as letters and photos.”

On exhibit are items from Women Air Force Service Pilots, aka WASPS. That collection includes flight jackets, goggles, helmets, log books, training notes and a gold Congressional Medal of Honor to the WASPS from President Barrack Obama.

New to the museum in 2016 will be a model of the plane flown by Margaret Hurlburt, a teacher at Harvey High School in Painesville and a WASP during World War II.

Another new exhibit will be that of Ruby Sheldon, the first female pilot to fly for the National Geological Society.

“She had an interesting job,” Alexander said. “They were doing research on an iceburg off the coast of Alaska and she flew supplies there. It was a dangerous job.”

Alexander, Brinager and Sharaba encourage people to come take a look at the positive changes the museum has made.

“There are over 6,000 women in our collection,” Alexander said. “When people visit, they are often surprised that we have so much.”

The IWASM is located in Room 165 of Burke Lakefront Airport. For more information on hours and events, call 216-623-1111 or visit www.iwasm.org.


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As a new school year begins and summer slowly turns to fall, I think about how the world is constant-ly changing. For some people, change is feared and avoided, for others change is exciting and seen as presenting new opportunities. Whichever view you have, change is certainly inevitable.

Those of you who have been patients of Jane L. Dodson, DDS & Associates may have noticed changes in our office.

After meeting your dental needs at 88 Center road for the past 29

years, Dr. Dodson is making a change. She is transitioning into a new career about which she is very excited. We wish her well in her new adventure and know that she will be very successful. I am proud that she has chosen me, Dr. Mychael Davis, to carry on the tra-dition that she has established over these many years. High quality dental care in a caring atmosphere will continue to be the focus of our practice. I have practiced in this area for 29 years, and am honored that you have accepted me as your new dentist.

We’ve had some other staff chang-es as well, all with the never end-

ing goal of improving our service to you. And we’ve made a slight change in the name, to Bedford Dental Associates, to emphasize our commitment to our community and to you.

Thanks for your continuing con-fidence in us and for letting us be a part of your health care team.

Yours in Health,Mychael E. Davis, D.D.S.Dr. Mychael Davis

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INTRODUCTION: If you are older, you may worry about going into a nursing home someday. Of course, no one likes to think about that. Well, read on – because today’s column contains the most important information you’ll ever learn about Medicaid.

SONNY AND CHERYL are settling into old age, but it’s getting harder all the time. Cheryl develops severe dementia, and Sonny becomes her full-time caregiver. They sell their home and move into a senior’s apartment. Their adult children are having hard times too. Sonny gives $15,000 to daughter Cleopatra to prevent her home from being lost to foreclosure. Sonny gives $10,000 to son Caesar after he loses everything in a nasty divorce. Sonny gives $6,500 to daughter Virginity to get a car after her old one falls apart. Then tragedy strikes! Sonny dies from a stroke, and Cheryl has to go into a nursing home! What happens now?

THE NEED FOR MEDICAIDThe AARP estimates that seventy

percent (70%) of people over 65 will need to go into a care facility. Long-term care in a nursing home costs $6,300+ a month! There is only ONE government program that will help pay for your nursing-home

care after you become impoverished -- it’s called Medicaid. Medicaid is a welfare program for the poor.

(Don’t confuse Medicaid with Medicare. Medicare is health insurance for the elderly. Medicare pays for doctor visits and when you’re in the hospital. Medicare might cover short-term care in a care facility, such as some weeks of physical therapy after a hip replacement. But if an elderly person needs long-term care in a nursing home, only Medicaid pays for that.)

Sad to say, Medicaid is very complicated. You can get yourself in big-time trouble without intending to, by breaking Medicaid rules YEARS before you even apply.

THE MEDICAID PROCESSCheryl is in the nursing home, and

daughter Cleopatra applies for Medicaid on Cheryl’s behalf. Cleopatra is shocked to learn that Medicaid wants documentation for Sonny and Cheryl’s complete financial history for the prior five years. This is a mountain of paper! It takes weeks to get all this together. In the meantime, the nursing home is charging over $200 a day!

A Medicaid caseworker studies the financial paperwork of Sonny and Cheryl. Why? What is Medicaid looking for?

Remember, Medicaid is welfare. It’s financial aid for people who are financially destitute. So, Medicaid will want to verify (1) if you are “poor enough” and (2) if you broke any Medicaid rules while you were becoming “poor enough.” Medicaid’s attitude is, “If you want our money, then you must play by our rules. And if you could afford to give $tuff away, then don’t count

on help from us!”Medicaid discovers the paper trail

showing that Sonny gave $31,500 to his kids. Medicaid calls these gifts “improper transfers.” What happens now??

MEDICAID PENALTY PERIODSCheryl had some savings, but that’s

almost all gone. It was used to pay the nursing home while her Medicaid application is pending. Now Cheryl has only $1,500 left, which means she’s finally “poor enough” to get Medicaid. But Medicaid refuses to pay. Why? Because Sonny broke the Medicaid rules. He made “improper transfers” of $31,500 during the five years before Cheryl applied for Medicaid.

Medicaid imposes a “penalty period.” Medicaid won’t pay for Cheryl’s nursing-home care for a period of time equal in value to $31,500. Medicaid calculates this as five months.

And when does this five-month penalty start? When Cheryl is finally “poor enough.” In other words, just when Cheryl needs Medicaid the most, Medicaid won’t pay! What happens now???

WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOUIf you cannot get Medicaid, there is

NO other source of government money to pay for your long-term nursing-home care. Period. And it is 100% legal for nursing homes to evict you if you cannot pay. You could be deprived of the medical care you need. You could become homeless. You could die. Am I exaggerating? Here is a quotation from a government report called “Patient Dumping,” published in 2014 by

the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights:“[There are people who have] slipped

through the holes in the Medicaid/Medicare [safety] net. Such persons are at greater risk of being refused service . . . if they are uninsured and unable to pay. Put only somewhat differently, such persons in theory (and sometimes in practice) run the risk of being left for dead.”

CONCLUSION: Medicaid is the safety net for the middle class, but it’s only available when you become poor. Making gifts now can ruin your Medicaid eligibility in the future. If YOU worry that you or someone you love might have created a future Medicaid problem by making gifts, talk to an elder-law lawyer right away!

THE AUTHOR: Linda J. How is an elder-law lawyer in Bedford, Ohio. She provides Medicaid counseling and estate planning. She has legal training from the national organization, Medicaid Practice Systems (now known as Lawyers With Purpose). To help people understand the value of legal planning, Mrs. How presents FREE estate-planning Workshops called, “Seven Threats to Your Family Security.” UPCOMING EVENING WORKSHOPS: Mondays, March 14 and April 11, 2016 from 6 to 8 p.m. UPCOMING AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS: Wednesdays, March 16 and April 13, 2016, from 2 to 4 p.m. All Workshops will be presented in Bedford. To learn the location and to reserve seats at an upcoming Workshop, or if you just want an office visit, Mrs. How may be reached at [email protected] or 440-786-9449.

When the Safety Net FailsMaking Sense

of the LawLinda J. How, J.D.


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