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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
What documents do we need as spouses with no children?
3 AnswersRosered6 Replied Jan 2, 2026Is it legal in California for an outside vendor to take blood pressure readings and weight of a resident if they are not a clinician?
7 AnswersJoAnn29 Replied Dec 25, 2025What can I do if my 82 yr old mother with obvious, possibly late stage dementia refuses to sign a HIPPA form?
9 AnswersTairDanes78 Answered Nov 6, 2025How do arrange to speak with my husband’s primary care doctor without him being present? Is there paperwork involved?
6 AnswersJustAnon Answered Oct 26, 2025
HIPAA Discussions
I am the court appointed conservator for my son he can't talk or communicate at all, can the staff ask me to leave the room when they come in?
5 CommentsJoAnn29 Commented Oct 25, 2025Why I feel HIPPA is outdated.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
- Long-distance Caregiving
- Memory Loss
- Signs of Dementia
- Cognitive Decline
- Area Agency on Aging
- Caregiving
- Violent Behavior
- New to Caregiving
- Durable POA
- Elder Abuse
- Working Caregiver
- Diet & Nutrition
- Driving
- Burnout
- Dementia Behaviors
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Aging in Place

