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How HIPAA Impacts Caring for Aging Parents
If you have concerns about an elderly loved one’s health and are involved in their daily care, it is very important to understand the impact of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on caregiving for seniors.
0 CommentsFirst Steps for New Caregivers: Getting a Health Assessment for Your Parent
When becoming a new caregiver for an aging parent it can be difficult to know where to start. A comprehensive health assessment can help you make care decisions moving forward.
1 CommentHealth Care Decision Making in a Senior Living Facility
Even if you were heavily involved in the decision to place an elderly loved one in a senior living facility, you must have certain legal documents in place to participate in conversations with staff about their medical care.
3 Comments3 Legal Documents Caregivers Need to Manage a Senior’s Health Care
If you anticipate needing to make medical decisions for elderly parents or your spouse in the future, make sure you have these 3 key legal documents in place.
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HIPAA Questions
Is it legal for the caregiver company to tell us we can't have a camera in her bedroom while she is changed?
6 AnswersNeedHelpWithMom Answered Jan 12, 2024How can I find information on aide care?
5 AnswersMACinCT Answered Jan 6, 2024My niece has a POA for my Mom. Can doctors withhold information?
5 AnswersJada824 Replied Dec 21, 2023Mom has DPOA for Dad with mid-stage dementia. Is that sufficient to allow access to his medical information as he refuses to sign HIPPA form?
10 Answersjemfleming Answered Aug 25, 2023
HIPAA Discussions
Why I feel HIPPA is outdated. When there are too many secrets going around, people cannot get the care they need...
7 CommentsMidkid58 Commented Aug 2019Does HIPPA protect the LO's privacy but hinder them from getting the treatment that they not only need but deserve?
7 CommentsRestlessremedy Commented Nov 2018
HIPAA Related Topics
- Elder Law
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Care Decisions
- Forms & Documents
- Long-distance Caregiving
- Memory Loss
- Signs of Dementia
- Area Agency on Aging
- Caregiving
- Cognitive Decline
- Violent Behavior
- New to Caregiving
- Durable POA
- Elder Abuse
- Working Caregiver
- Diet & Nutrition
- Driving
- Burnout
- Dementia Behaviors
- Aging in Place