One of the more difficult calls I receive begins with a variation of the same question: “My mother is paying thousands of dollars every month for care. How long does she have to keep doing this before Medi-Cal will help?” Sometimes the family has already been told that Mom has too much money to qualify
Choosing a nursing home for a parent, spouse, or other loved one is rarely a decision a family has the luxury of making slowly. Often, the need arises after a hospitalization or other medical crisis, and families are asked to select a skilled nursing facility within a matter of days—or even hours. A recent Ventura
Some health care facilities in our area say they are seeing more cases of early-onset dementia than ever before.
An End-of-Life Checklist can avoid any confusion or questions that may arise among different family members.
Long-term care providers could soon have access to a newly developed tool that can accurately predict the life expectancy of dementia patients.
An assisted living center might claim to provide memory care, but true memory care includes round-the-clock supervision by well-trained professionals in a more restrictive environment than a typical assisted living facility.
The search tool can connect your older loved one with assistance that can help to pay for housing, medication, food, medical services, utilities, transportation and other necessities.
Can a nursing home make a person who is in the home liquidate money in an IRA and spend it down to pay for care, before they can apply for Medicaid?
‘Aging in place’ is what most of us want—to stay home in our comfortable environment as we age and receive care in the home when needed, rather than moving to a nursing home or assisted living facility.
Back in 2005, I was approached by the retiring County Assessor for our county, and asked if I would take over his Meals-on-Wheels commitment to deliver meals to house-bound seniors, in Riverside. My wife, Barbara, and I agreed that we would take on this responsibility and, 14 years later, we are still delivering meals. Over
