Jul 2, 2022 | Common Challenges, Medicare, Paying for Care, Resources, Uncategorized
“My dad doesn’t have Medicare!” A friend said to me recently. “What?” I responded. This seemed unlikely. Pretty much everyone over age 65 has some form of Medicare and my friend’s dad is at least 90 years old. Then he explained, “Dad has something called ‘Blue Cross...
Jun 3, 2022 | Home Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Paying for Care, Resources, Uncategorized
If you’re caring for someone over the age of 65, chances are that you know something about Medicare, the health insurance program that covers nearly all older Americans. But there’s another really important program that you need to know about: MediCAID. Medicaid is...
May 29, 2022 | Assisted Living, Common Challenges, Feeling Overwhelmed, Paying for Care, Uncategorized, Your Parent's Hospitalization
Americans have a love affair with hospitals. We tend to think of doctors and nurses as the people who were working hard to make good grades while the rest of us were skipping class. I am pretty sure my brilliant, doctor friend Heather was walking around with a...
Apr 23, 2022 | Assisted Living, Common Challenges, Home Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Paying for Care, Resources, Uncategorized, Your Parent's Hospitalization
Most of us take for granted that we can get out of bed in the morning and do all the things necessary to head out and face our day. You know… the simple everyday things like moving around our house, showering, getting dressed and eating breakfast. I might be a...
Mar 11, 2022 | Assisted Living, Common Challenges, Feeling Overwhelmed, Medicaid, Medicare, Paying for Care, Resources, Uncategorized
I was 30 weeks pregnant with my daughter when a routine doctor’s visit uncovered the fact that a disconnected placenta had cut her off from getting food and water. Essentially, she was starving in utero. Later that same day, my girl was born by emergency C-section...
Sep 30, 2021 | Paying for Care
It feels a little silly to be writing about long-term care insurance because only about 10% of the older adult population has purchased it. But, it comes up a lot in conversations I have with friends and family… either they’re thinking of buying it or they or their...
