Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care in Nursing Homes – Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
According to the Met Life Market Survey of Long-Term Care Costs, in 2001 the vast majority (87%) of nursing homes provided Alzheimer’s or dementia care for patients. While some nursing...
How Much Does Nursing Home Care in Ohio Cost?
Nursing homes are facilities that provide patients a private or semi-private room, all meals, personal (non-nursing) care, nursing care and a variety of medical and therapy services. Most typically, nursing...
Making the Home Senior Friendly- Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
As the Baby Boomers continue to age, many adults today have parents that are walking the fine line between being able to live independently and needing long-term care planning. We...
Preparing for the Inevitable
Let’s face it, not many people think about how they will pay for care for a confused, elderly mother or father. In general, people avoid thinking about death at all...
Met Life Market Survey of Long-Term Care Costs
Beginning in 2002, the MetLife Mature Market Institute began publishing a yearly report that details the cost of caring for the nation’s aging population. The report gives an in depth...
Are Nursing Homes Prepared to Care for Patients in a Natural Disaster?
Nearly seven years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the inspector general’s office of the Health and Human Services Department identifies major gaps in emergency preparedness and response of nursing...
Dementia Care Units
Specialized care, such as that offered through dementia care units, can improve the general well being of your loved one with dementia by reducing the overall agitation he or she...
Smaller Homes
Depending on your specific situation, you may consider a small home, or a boarding-care home for your loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. These homes differ from other nursing...
Communication with Your Loved One
Misunderstandings are common enough in everyday life. Whether we’re asking a stranger at a convenience store for directions or simply telling a story to our spouse, family members, or friends,...
In-Home Care Options
At one point or another, you may find that there are just not enough hours in the day to balance work, life, and the time needed to properly care for...
When Your Loved One Feels Ready
While caregivers have every right to feel that providing day-to-day care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia is exhausting, they should try their best to keep in...
Confusing Television Personalities for Real Ones
Caretakers sometimes express concern that activities such as watching television or listening to the radio have a negative impact on their loved one’s general well being. This is easily understandable,...