Last night I had the privilege of watching a movie entitled Young@Heart. It is a documentary showing a group of older people (average age 80) who get together with a chorus director (Bob Cilman) and form a chorus which sings such contemporary hits such as “Every Breath You Take”, “Yes I can,can” ‘I got you” [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Young@Heart
Posted in Aging parents, Elderly parents, tagged Young at heart, young heart on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Protect your parents from fraud
Posted in Aging parents, Elderly parents, tagged Add new tag, caring for aging parents, elder abuse, eldercare, fraud, identity theft on December 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I didn’t realize how much elderly people were prayed upon by scam artists until I met with one of my elderly clients recently. He is a retired physician who was a very bright, savvy individual but is now beginning to lose some of his mental sharpness. I met with him and his wife at their [...]
What we want in a doctor
Posted in Aging parents, caregiver, eldercare, tagged Doctors, eldercare on December 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Many of us are frustrated by our interactions with our doctors. They often seem rushed and only focused on tests and medication. Rarely do we see a doctor who just sits back and asks “How are you doing?” Dr. Thomas Graboys was such a doctor. In his book “Life in the Balance” he describes what [...]
Government Programs-Part Two
Posted in Aging parents, Government Programs for the Elderly, eldercare, long term care, tagged Medicaid on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Medicaid
How can Medicaid pay for your parents’ extensive health care costs? Medicaid is a program jointly funded by the federal and state governments. Each state manages its own program. Medicaid is designed to provide assistance to the indigent. A third of the payments from Medicaid provide payments for the elderly who are in nursing homes. [...]
Government Programs-Part One
Posted in Government Programs for the Elderly, Veterans Programs, tagged eldercare, Government Programs, Government Programs for the Elderly, Veterans Programs on December 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Veterans Benefits to Help Your Parents
The Department of Veterans Affairs provides three types of long term care benefits for veterans.
VA Health Care
The first type is benefits provided to veterans enrolled in VA health care who have substantial service-connected disability. These medically necessary services include home care, hospice, respite care, assisted living, domiciliary care, geriatric assessments [...]
The 4 Steps of Long Term Care Planning
Posted in long term care, tagged caring for aging parents, eldercare, long teerm care on December 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Planning for Eldercare
The Importance of Planning for Eldercare
According to some sources, 60% of us will need long term care sometime during our lives. It is important for all of us to prepare for that day when we will need to help loved ones with care or we will need long term care for ourselves.
We may [...]
