Family Caregiving: Make It a Job Like Any Other
Doesn’t it make sense for a family member to care for a senior who needs help at home, rather than paying someone else or an…
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Medicaid Matters: Plan for When Your Ill Spouse Leaves Home
A Medicaid Matters Plan for Your Ill Spouse You may see it coming: Much as you want to and hard as you try, you just…
New Options for Resident Security in Senior Living
Technology is a rapidly changing industry. Advances in technology bring are constantly changing the way we live our lives and seniors are no different. There…
Veterans, home health care and technology
Empowering Veterans with Tailored Home Health Care & Technology The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has become an unlikely and innovative pioneer in providing veterans…
Live and Learn: ALS and Health Care Powers of Attorney
Understanding Advance Directives An advance directive is a legal document that outlines a patient’s medical decisions if they become unable to communicate them. This is…
Simple tips for saving money while aging well
Your senior years should not be plagued with money woes. The stress that money problems bring not only ruins your aging experience but can also…
Tips to utilize when purchasing special needs housing
Understanding Assistance Programs If you or a loved one is in the market for a home that will meet a physical or developmental need, there…
Common Mistakes When Planning for a Disabled Family Member
Recognizing the Challenges of Special Needs Planning There are 58 million Americans five years of age or older who are identified as special needs, making…
A Power of Attorney Protects Your Right to Vote
Your right to vote is a fundamental lynchpin of what it means to be a citizen – yet you could lose your right if you…
The Internet of Medical Things
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are looking to the future of the US health care system, and it is projected to be overloaded…
The Cost of Second Wedded Bliss
When people marry for the second time (or more), losing assets to pay for their new spouse’s serious illness is probably the last thing on…
Medicaid and Gift-Giving Can Be Risky
Mabel’s children were concerned that Mabel would need long-term nursing home care in the near future. It was the holidays, and Mabel always got a…