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Long-Term Care Insurance and Senior In-Home Care

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

As individuals and families plan for the future, one crucial consideration is the potential need for long-term care. Aging, illness, or disability can lead to a reduced ability to perform everyday tasks independently, requiring assistance and support. The care must also be longer than 3-months to quality.

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Assisted Living Communities: Podcast with Sheryl Zimmerman, Kenny Lam, and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

Assisted Living Communities (no longer preferable to call them Assisted Living Facilities, as we learned on the podcast) are…what, exactly? The problem is the tremendous heterogeneity in services offered and quality of care. If you’ve seen one Assisted Living Community you’ve seen one Assisted Living Community. .

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Does Medicare and Supplemental Insurance Pay for Long-Term Care?

Elder Care Matters

I’m often surprised how many people are shocked to learn that Medicare and Supplemental Insurance does not cover Long-Term care costs. Medicare and Supplemental… The post Does Medicare and Supplemental Insurance Pay for Long-Term Care? appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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Improving Nursing Home Quality: Jasmine Travers, Alice Bonner, Isaac Longobardi, and Mike Wasserman

GeriPal

But if you want to learn more, check out these links: The report by NASEM titled “ The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality ” The website for the Moving Forward We will also link to the JAGS articles co-authored by seven committee members that focus on specific recommendations of the NASEM report when they get published (stay tuned).

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What the 7 Most Shocking Home Care Trends Mean for the Industry in 2022

Home Care Pulse

Article Contents: – Introduction. Article Contents: Trend #1: The Caregiver Shortage Negatively Impacted Nearly 100% of Providers—the Worst it’s Ever Been. We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. Print Article.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

GeriPal

If you develop dementia, odds are you will spend the last months to years of your life in a nursing home or assisted living facility. And to keep it short work for an article. And Medicaid doesn’t pay enough to pay for long-term care. Summary Transcript Summary. Ruth: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

The ones who are publishing interesting articles are easy as we knew MAID is always going to be a controversial topic. He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? We have on that podcast about re-imagining long-term care.