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Protecting a Senior Against Coronavirus
Coronavirus is especially worrisome for those who are living with elderly loved ones. Family caregivers should take the following precautions to protect seniors from COVID-19.
4 CommentsChoosing a Long-Term Care Facility: Tips from a Certified Nursing Assistant
On senior living tours, guides often direct your attention to the shiny features they’re proudest of. These amenities may be great, but this checklist of essentials can clue you in to the subtler indicators of a quality community.
5 Comments4 Steps for Successful Long-Term Care Planning With a Spouse
As a couple, facing the financial and emotional requirements of long-term care is a challenge. Here are the four steps to successful long-term care planning with a spouse.
1 CommentMedicaid or Medicare: Who Pays for Nursing Home Fees?
The high cost of a nursing home stay can overwhelm seniors and their family members very quickly. Depending on the circumstances, Medicare, Medicaid or both programs may be used to cover nursing home expenses.
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Long Term Care Questions
What is needed for a resident to be moved from a skilled nursing unit to a lock down unit in a nursing home?
10 Answerschristinex2ri Answered Apr 15, 2024What is difference between MLTC and NHTD?
2 AnswersAlvaDeer Replied Apr 13, 2024I live in Texas. How can I get my 87 yr.old mother who has dementia in a nursing home?
4 Answersmstrbill Answered Apr 9, 2024Moving aunt to LTC facility.
3 AnswersHollyIvy Replied Apr 2, 2024
Long Term Care Discussions
Can NYS medicaid long-term nursing care in a nursing home be transferred to medicaid for home care?
2 Commentscover9339 Commented Apr 21, 2024Can spouse sell home if wife is on New York State Medicaid?
3 Commentselisny Commented Apr 14, 2024Does Medicaid pay for the remainder of balance after your monthly checks?
12 Commentsigloo572 Commented Sep 18, 2023Update on mom
10 Commentsgolden23 Commented Feb 2023
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