Leaving Your Nursing Home to Get Out On Your OwnThere is a fairly new program that has been established by the government that exists solely for two reasons: Helping people in nursing homes live on their own and saving the Government tens of millions in Medicare expenditures. This program is called “Money Follows the Person” and was initially established in 2005. Though the program [...] Different Ways of ThinkingIn these blogs I post I frequently talk about learning, wisdom, and growing up. Well one thing that is certain is, as we age the way we view things tends to change. Our thought patterns start to shift and morph into a way of thinking that may be completely foreign to the ways of thinking [...] A Shift Towards Consumer Directed Health CareA study of the commonwealth fund shows that there appears to be an international shift towards self directed care focusing mostly on the elderly. This is not surprising in the least if you really think about it. The government is oftentimes the one paying the bills through Medicare, so of course they are going to [...] Long-Term Care Insurance, CLASS ActAs part of the new health care legislations, a new type of special needs insurance has been created. This insurance is federally run and is known as the Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) Act. Essentially it works like this: Those who choose to participate enroll in the program through their work. If, after [...] « go back — keep looking »Follow Us
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