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by Gabriel Heiser - 2007-01-25
Merely qualifying for Medicaid is not enough if upon your death your family will have to pay back the state every dime of benefits they paid out on your behalf during your lifetime. There must be some...
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by Gabriel Heiser - 2007-01-25
In order to qualify for Medicaid coverage of your nursing home stay, your assets cannot exceed $2,000 if you are single, or $101,540 if you are married. However, not all of your assets are "countable"...
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by Gabriel Heiser - 2007-01-25
You've met with your elder law attorney, you've come up with a plan of action, time has gone by, and your parent has entered the nursing home, with Medicaid paying the full cost. Your family members h...
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by Gabriel Heiser - 2007-01-24
The home is one of the biggest assets you are allowed to own and still qualify for Medicaid coverage of your nursing home bills. Under recent federal law effective Jan. 1, 2006, the equity in your hom...
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by Kerwin Chang - 2007-01-17
When the 30s hit, you worked to raise little Johnnie or Suzie to be a model kid. Now that your hitting the fabulous 40s, you should be coasting through life, right. Well, why are you suddenly dealing ...
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by Clay Cotton - 2007-01-14
Hey - If I had known that official government policy toward caring for elderly parents was that their children would have to do it all, well I would have had 10 kids.While it's said that those in the ...
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by Rocco Beatrice - 2007-01-12
As tax preparation time begins, many seniors are asking to include Medicaid asset protection as part of their tax planning strategies. For those of you not familiar with the 2005 Tax Reduction Act, so...
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by Rocco Beatrice - 2007-01-11
In social functions, I always get asked about the new Medicare nursing home qualifications. Seniors become very anxious about having to spend-down their assets with no cap on the amount that they can ...
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by Jan Smith - 2007-01-09
Are you old enough to remember when we all crowded around the radio to listen to our favourite radio shows?I can remember thinking to myself one night when I was sent to bed instead of being able to l...
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by Joanne Robbins - 2007-01-03
If we ask our elderly parents about their preferences for living arrangements, it comes as no surprise that many would like to remain in their own homes. Actually a high percentage of the elderly popu...
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by Sara Goldstein - 2007-01-03
Nursing homes are being occupied in record numbers. Unfortunately, as nursing home residency increases, so do reports of widespread neglect and abuse.The U.S. Administration on Aging estimates that ov...
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by Carol Fena - 2006-12-30
Eighty is the new 60 and 60 is the new 40--we feel younger and live longer. Retirement communities have changed. They are no longer just old persons homes. They are mini-factories of activities th...
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by Pat Samples - 2006-12-28
Caregivers are artists at feeling guilty. Check it out for yourself. How many times a day do you sink into self-blaming thoughts such as, "I'm so terrible because I put my husband/wife/parent in a nur...
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by Stephen Christensen, MD - 2006-12-27
The following is taken from a journal entry dated November 12, 2006:Mom landed in the hospital (again) two nights ago. Her lungs had taken on about as much congestive fluid as they could, and she cave...
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by Linda Meckler - 2006-12-26
Do you have an aunt or family member that still drives into their nineties (90's)? Do they drive in the snow? She still does her own cooking, cleaning, and errands. Oh, don't forget the weekly hair sa...
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by Barbara Friesner - 2006-12-23
I'm sure you have heard the tragic story of Brooke Astor, the multimillionaire New York socialite who is alleged to have been mistreated by her son, who controls her $45 million portfolio. Obviously ...
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by Barbara Friesner - 2006-12-23
Because of the my mother's dementia and as a Generational Coach, I'm often asked by people who are concerned about their "intellectual pauses" if there's anything they can do to remember more, longer,...
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by Barbara Friesner - 2006-12-23
We make memories through our senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) and it's through those same senses that we recall or "trigger" these memories. Dementia--regardless of the cause--blocks the c...
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by Jez Huntington - 2006-12-22
Thanks to the tremendous advances in disabled mobility scooter design and technology over recent years, people who have mobility problems now can enjoy greater freedom and independence than ever befor...
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by Barbara Friesner - 2006-12-22
"My mother expects me to take care of her, even though I have a husband, children, and a job. But she's SO grateful when my brother calls once a month!" "When I ask my parents about their health they...
