Nursing Home Residents: Know Your Rights
The prospect of living in a nursing home is one that often met with dread because it signifies the loss of freedom and independence. It's important for anyone considering a ...
Before You Sign That Nursing Home Admission Agreement, Beware
When you place your elderly loved one in a nursing home, the facility may ask you to sign a document called a nursing home admission agreement. Before you sign, however, ...
What to Do When You Have a Dispute With the Nursing Home
Dissatisfaction with care and treatment is a common reason for most nursing home disputes. If you have a with a nursing home, the following steps will help in resolving the ...
How to Make Caretaking Less Overwhelming
As a caretaker, it's easy to become so focused on your patient's care that you neglect to give yourself some much needed TLC. If you don't take care of yourself, ...
Will Leaving a Nursing Home for a Family Visit Jeopardize Your Medicare or Medicaid?
Many nursing home residents miss out on spending holidays and other special occasions with their families because they fear they will lose their Medicaid or Medicare if they leave the ...
Preparing for When Your Elderly Parents Come to Live With You
Nursing home care comes with a price tag that can eventually become too steep. In addition, placing your loved one in a nursing home means leaving their care in someone ...
Is Your Loved One a Victim of Elder Financial Abuse?
Elder financial abuse can have a devastating effect on it's victims as well as the victim's family. The typical guilty parties are relatives, close friends or caretakers who were entrusted ...
Geriatric Care Managers as a Resource
Geriatric Care Management is a private resource available to help when you are faced with long term care decisions for an aging loved one. These managers will have great knowledge ...
Obtaining an Elder care Financial Plan from Professional Financial Advisors
If you are looking for assistance in planning for your long term care, or for the care of your aging parent, an elder care financial plan is exactly what you ...
Advance Directives: 5 Wishes
A unique advance directive offered to patients is typically referred to as a Five Wishes document. This type of advance directive allows you to let your friends, family and healthcare ...