This is going to be a tough post. I’m going to talk about death and dying. I’m going to tell you some stories of clients and friends who have died recently and what it was like.
In the course of my work, I spend … Continue reading...
Category: Healthcare
“Choosing” a Nursing Facility Part Le Deux: They tried to make me go to rehab but I said ‘no, no, no’
Last week, I wrote about how it is that we really have very little to say in the matter when the decisions are made about taking our aging loved one to a nursing or rehabilitation center when they have a serious health issue arise.… Continue reading...
“Choosing” a Nursing Home? Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Lately, I seem to see lots of articles, blog posts and general hot air on “choosing a nursing home.”
Bad news for most of you. Very unlikely you’ll get much choice in the matter. I don’t recall ever seeing people walking through the front … Continue reading...
New Year – New Committment to Improving Long Term Care
I long ago stopped making impossible New Year’s resolutions. I quit smoking when I was ready to quit (I think it was in September, no New Years involved); I’ve never succeeded at dieting at any time of year. Ditto exercise though I do swim … Continue reading...
You Have a Right to Make Health Provider Choices
It’s Christmas eve and I’ve just been catching up on some back reading, including our local weekly papers, The Hook and Cville Weekly. In the latter publication, there was a reference to an article in the November 27 issue regarding hospice. I noted in … Continue reading...
Potentially Significant Change to Medicare Benefits
I’ve been reading about a case in Vermont, a class action suit, that is poised for a settlement agreement (awaits judicial ok) that would significantly alter the benefits available under Medicare for skilled care and therapy services. For the better in my opinion. I … Continue reading...
BREAKING: New “Nursing Home Compare” System released by Medicare.gov
This has always been a useful tool, but it has recently be substantially upgraded and now provides much better data in easily navigatible screens. You can search for nursing facilities by any number of means, state, county, within a specific zip code or by … Continue reading...
ObamaCare and Medicare — what’s the REAL Impact?
Now that the dust is beginning settle, and hopefully, some of the political posturing will subside, its time to look at what is actually in “Obamacare” (or, more officially, the Affordable Care Act) Most of us in the field of Elder Law are concentrating … Continue reading...