There is never a wrong time to visit a loved one who is in a nursing home. Simply seeing the visitor or family member may be more meaningful to the person confined to the long-term care facility than you know. With that said, each of us needs to be prepared as our...
There is never a “right” time to enter a skilled nursing home. For most of us, we wish to live our lives in the comfort of our own homes and never have to contemplate a time when we would leave them because we need long-term care. Unfortunately, as we age, our needs,...
Everything seemed to happen in a split second. One minute, 88-year old Mary Elizabeth was living at home and appeared able to care for herself. Then her son, Jason, received a call from the emergency room. Mary Elizabeth had suffered a devastating stroke and needed...
It’s a cold, hard fact. Many people in the United States need long-term care at some point in their lives. It’s also true that this care is expensive. How many people really need long-term care? As our population ages, the number of people in need of skilled nursing...
Medicaid, though funded by the federal government, is managed by state agencies. Each agency has the power to customize their program, and this can include imposing co-payments, deductibles, and so on. If you or a loved one receives Medicaid benefits, you need to know...
Jackie wanted her mother to have the best care possible. At age 82, Mom needed more assistance than she could get at home, even considering the great in-home nursing options available. As Jackie looked for a nursing home for her mom, she wondered how much her mom’s...
