By Cynthia Wilson Now that the winds of Hurricane Sandy and Wednesday’s nor’easter have subsided another disaster is likely to get underway soon. Prepare for waves of scam artists going door to door promising to repair property for a good…
Category: Caregiver tips
Scams targeting the elderly are common after severe storms
Posted in Caregiver tips, Home safety tips, Scams Tagged with: charity, elderly, repairs, scams, senior citizens
With long term care industry shrinking, could assisted living be next?
By Cynthia Wilson For months now I’ve been hearing that the long term care insurance industry is shrinking. Although long term care insurance is billed as a must-have to help protect senior citizens pay for extended care services, such as…
Posted in Caregiver tips, Medicare and Medicaid reform, News you should know, Uncategorized Tagged with: assisted living, long term care insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, nursing homes, senior care
Subscriber seeks information about respite care
By Cynthia Wilson Recently a subscriber named Charlene contacted me to ask the following questions. “What exactly is respite care? What are the qualifications to obtain it? How often and how long the stay per visit? Does a care-giver’s mental…
Posted in Adult Day Care, Caregiver tips, Medicare and Medicaid reform, Personal care Tagged with: Caregiver, elder care, Respite care, senior care
A first hand account of private Medicare plans on middle class children of aging parents
By Cynthia Wilson I recently shared in an interview with insidePatientFinance.com, a personal experience of how my household was affected by privatized Medicare. The online business publication reports news and follows trends that affects health care finance. So its readers…
Posted in Caregiver tips, Medical care, Medicare and Medicaid reform Tagged with: debt, elder care, finance, health care, senior care
Ryan’s Medicare reform plus filial responsibility laws equal more debt for middle-class
By Cynthia Wilson Have you heard of filial responsibility laws? If you haven’t rest assured you will if vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform proposals become a reality. Currently 29 states and Puerto Rico have filial responsibility laws that…
Posted in Caregiver tips, Medicare and Medicaid reform Tagged with: filial responsibility, long-term care, Medicare, senior care
Mom needed help at home but didn’t want a stranger
My mom was in her 50s when we first looked into hiring a home health aide to help her around the house. Unlike the typical elderly or senior person most home attendants are called to care for, mom was still…
Posted in Caregiver tips Tagged with: blind, elderly, home attendant, home health aide, stranger, theft
A disconnected cell can help save your life
Did you know that a disconnected cell phone could save your life? A police officer once told me that a cell phone doesn’t have to be activated to dial 911 as long as the battery on the phone is charged. …
Getting Started
So you’ve finally decided it’s time to take a more active role in your parents care. Perhaps you’ve already assumed responsibility for making sure the bills are paid on time. You may also accompany your mom or dad on doctor’s…
Posted in Caregiver tips, Medical care Tagged with: aging parent, care giver, elder care, mother's keeper, senior care
