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…
Tag: Medicaid
With long term care industry shrinking, could assisted living be next?
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
Voting is more important than ever for seniors
By Cynthia Wilson I took mom to vote yesterday. This cherished act is something a lot of seniors didn’t get to do this primarily election season for reasons ranging from an illness or disability to new voter identification laws that…
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid reform, Uncategorized Tagged with: long-term care, Medicaid, Medicare, Photo identification, voting
The other economic costs to cutting funds for elder care and disability services
Another state is taking the ax too much needed elder care services. The Worcester.com reported today that Massachusetts has slashed funding for a senior care service program that helps keep elderly people out of nursing homes. The decision will increase…
Posted in Adult Day Care Tagged with: elderly, funding, Home care, Medicaid, Medicare, senior citizens
