What is Elder Abuse?
The elderly are particularly vulnerable to abuse. There are many different forms that this abuse can take including neglect, physical abuse and financial exploitation. Abusers come in many different forms from ill-intentioned care takers to scammers looking to make a buck. Here are a few of the types of elder [...]
Senior Medicare Patrol
The Senior Medicare Patrol is a program that was designed to help seniors help themselves prevent Medicare fraud. Billions of dollars are lost every year due to mistakes and abuse of health care for seniors. The Senior Medicare Patrol seeks to help seniors by educating them on just what to [...]
Prescription Drug Formularies
No matter where you get your prescription drug coverage, you need to be aware of your plan’s prescription drug formulary. The formulary is a detailed list of drugs that are covered by your plan. If you aren’t familiar with the formulary you may be surprised at the amount of copays [...]
Time Away From Nursing Homes
Many seniors and their loved ones are afraid that if they spend any amount of time away from nursing homes, they will lose their Medicare benefits. Many times this means that families with elderly loved ones don’t spend as much time with them as they would like for fear of [...]
Costs of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s is a debilitating disease that currently affects about 35 million people. A recent report detailed the expectation that costs associated with Alzheimer’s may triple by the year 2050 if no cure for the disease is found. Nearly all victims of Alzheimer’s will have need of some form of long [...]
Understanding HIPPA
In recent years you may have noticed that when you or your loved one heads to a doctor’s office, they may be asked to sign a HIPPA form. Quite often these forms are presented with little or no explanation as to what they are. Just what is HIPPA and what [...]
What is a Probate Estate?
Setting up a will to have your or your loved one’s estate distributed to your heirs is the best way to ensure that possessions are left to the people that you or your loved one wants to have them. Just what constitutes an estate, and when will an estate need [...]
Under Observation Vs. Admitted
When your elderly loved one goes to the hospital, they will be given a status. What that status is can have an adverse effect on what Medicare will cover as far as nursing home rehab after the hospital visit is complete. May hospitals are admitting more patients for observation instead [...]