Overcoming the Challenge of Paying for In-Home Care for Seniors
As we age, maintaining our quality of life becomes more expensive. Medical costs increase, and in-home care for seniors can become a necessity. While insurance policies and Medicare help with medical expenses, companion care costs are often paid for out-of-pocket. With a little planning, though, you can make it easier to pay for in-home care…
How a Geriatric Care Manager and a Durable Power of Attorney Make Aging Easier
Do you know that more than half of all seniors over 85 have some form of cognitive impairment or dementia? That’s a scary thought for the elderly who live alone, and it’s even more frightening for those who care about them. A geriatric care manager and a durable power of attorney can work together to make everyone feel better about getting older…
Other Voices: When Guns Get In The Way of Senior Care
Over at Better Senior Care Blog, Beverly Bernstein Joie, MS, CMC has posted a terrific article about the issues and concerns that arise when the elderly and others have guns in their homes. If those persons no longer have the ability to make safe choices about when and how to use those guns, safety risks can be high…
Other Voices: Hallucinations in Hospital Pose Risk to Elderly
As we have written about before here, it is wise to make sure that when anyone is admitted to the hospital, they have someone else stay with them to be their advocate and witness. See our article “Should My Parent Have a Caregiver Stay With Them At The Hospital?” A recent New York Times article reminds us of the need for this witness/advocate assistance from a new perspective because of hallucinations suffered when receiving treatment in hospitals…
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