…conduct the study, the team gathered clinical data from 27,700 Medicaid and Medicare enrollees aged 50 and older with bipolar disorder who did not receive dementia-related services in the past…
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Social Security Ends Annual Mailings
…per year and how much you have paid toward Social Security and Medicare taxes. Please keep in mind that the change in statement policy will not affect people aged 60…
I Am Nearing Retirement- What to Consider
…You can obtain an estimate at the Social Security Administration’s website, ssa.gov. Consider health care and long-term care costs: As you age, health care costs often increase. Medicare will cover…
Home Health Aides Are Quitting Their Jobs
…from the National Home and Hospice Care Survey in 2007, a sample of more than 1,000 Medicare and/or Medicaid certified home health and hospice agencies and more than 3,300 aides…
A New Era of Human Longevity
…this important topic. For details on where our presidential candidates stand on aging and senior issues, such as Social Security and Medicare, please click here. Planning for Your Future Luck…
How Do You Tell Loved Ones That You Have Alzheimer’s?
…Memory Screenings • Alzheimer’s Association – Tests for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia • National Memory Screening Program • What Made You Think Mom Had Alzheimer’sReport • Medicare – Annual Wellness…
Hospitals are Required to Train a Family Caregiver Prior to Discharge
…the community, according to the federal government. A 2013 report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that in 2010, one out of eight Medicare patients was readmitted to the…
New Models of Support for Aging in Place
…guidance and reassurance, Grand-Aides affordably provide home health care and may reduce readmissions, a major goal of hospitals and of Medicare. “Everybody is pushing towards trying to manage patients with…
What Type of Baby Boomer are You?
…families — wind up shouldering these costs alone, since Medicare does not pay one penny for long-term care bills and the private long-term care insurance market is getting pricier and…
$10,000 a month! Why don’t they take it seriously?
…Care? Sadly, most people needing long-term care — and their families — wind up shouldering these costs alone, since Medicare does not pay one penny for long-term care bills and…
Finding the Right Nursing Home
…a good starting point for consumers. The site offers star ratings for all nursing homes that participate in Medicare (for short-term rehabilitation) or Medicaid (for long-term care). The ratings are…
Medicaid Asset Protection
…when and how often the nursing home will raise its rates, how much will be covered by Medicare, and how much private pay money is required by the nursing home…
Will Medicaid Pay for Assisted Living?
…pay only for personal care services received in assisted living, while others include nursing services, and/or room and board costs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sets certain…
Amazing Pets – Saving Senior’s Lives
…SPCA also reported recently that in a study of 100 Medicare patients, even the most highly-stressed dog owner had 21% fewer physicians visits than any non-dog-owner. In addition, seniors who…
Evan Farr Contributes to New Book: CPA Guide to Long-Term Care
…regulations of governmental programs and other options for paying for long-term care. The book examines Medicare and Medicaid, explaining how each fits into an overall plan to protect clients’ assets…
Farr Law Firm TV Commercial Set To Air
…of Elder Law, and has made substantial contributions to the practice area. His segment reveals the public’s confusion between Medicare and Medicaid, the need for Elder Law attorneys to help…
Evan Farr Releases Nursing Home Survival Guide
…ranging from the basics — how do you select the best facility, what does Medicare cover, how to get the best long-term care insurance — to the advanced, such as…
Evan Farr’s Nursing Home Survival Guide is a #1 Bestseller
…topics ranging from the basics — how do you select the best facility, what does Medicare cover, how to get the best long-term care insurance — to the advanced, such…
Will You Go Broke Paying for Long-Term Care?
…U.S. adults who will need some type of long-term care in the future? Many don’t realize that neither routine employer-based medical insurance nor Medicare will pay for long-term care (also…
Long-Term Care Insurance FAQs
…are five ways to reduce the cost of long-term care Insurance. First, request a 100-day elimination period since Medicare may pay some or all of the first hundred days (to…