Signs of Assisted Living Abuse
Assisted living abuse can go undetected for a long time before it is discovered. Victims are often too ashamed, afraid or unable to report it for some reason, such as disability, frailty or no phone access. Family members who only occasionally visit may have no idea the abuse is occurring. [...]
Report Reveals Nursing Home Trust Fund Theft
Sometimes a nursing home resident has the option of setting up a nursing home trust fund account where he or she can deposit money to be used for to pay for his or her nursing home expenses. While this relieves family members of the tasks of managing their loved one's [...]
Appealing a Medicare Termination of Services
If you are about to lose your home health services because Medicare will no longer pay for them, you can appeal the decision. Many recipients are unaware that they can appeal a Medicare termination of services, but they can. In addition, the chances for a favorable outcome are good because [...]
What is Estate Recovery?
Estate recovery is the process in which states attempt to recover Medicaid payments made on behalf of individuals who received certain types of Medicaid coverage during their lifetime. States are required by law to perform estate recovery. States can recover payments from the probate estate of anyone who was 55 [...]
Program Helps Nursing Home Residents Move Back Home
Moving back home is usually no longer an option once you enter a nursing home. If your condition improves to the degree where you no longer require nursing home care, you may find that moving back home isn't as cut and dry as you expected. You practically are starting over. [...]
Continuing Care Retirement Communities – A Brief Overview
A senior living option for some older individuals who still are in good health are continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). A CCRC may consist of 100 to 500 living units. The units may be single-family homes, groups of cottages or in an urban high-rise. Some of the units are especially [...]
How to Fight an Assisted Living Discharge
When you move into an assisted living facility, you expect to call it home for the remainder of your life. However, an assisted living facility may discharge a resident if it is determined that the facility can no longer meet the resident's needs. A resident may also find himself facing [...]
Does Your Loved One Need Assisted Living?
Telltale signs that an elderly loved one needs help are not always obvious in the beginning. Most people don't realize a loved one needs help until the occurrence of an incident that jeopardizes the individual's health and well-being. Below are some behavioral patterns that indicate a potential problem that requires [...]