March 22, 2013Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs), Elder Care What is the difference between Continuing Care and Skilled Care? Skilled care is ideal for patients who cannot live independently due to fairly pronounced physical or cognitive ailments. Although the...
February 21, 2013Medicare, Transportation Services Medicare’s Rules Regarding Payment for Ambulance Services Question: My brother has Medicare as his primary insurer and Plan F as his Secondary Supplement (Mutual of Omaha). He...
January 9, 2013Nursing Homes, Skilled Nursing Facilities Elder Law Attorney about Nursing Home Rehabilitative Care Question: "My father-in-law is currently in a nursing home. He's been in and out of various facilities resulting from two...
March 19, 2011Aging in Place, Senior Living Senior Living Environments Designed to Residents Age-in-Place? Are there any “environments” designed to enable residents to age-in-place? Yes. But it depends upon where you live. In Massachusetts...
March 18, 2011Skilled Nursing Facilities When Medical Costs Become Too High, Skilled Care Facilities Offer "My co-worker's father is a veteran and receives about $700/mo pension from the service as well as a social security...
March 18, 2010Professional Organizing, Senior Living The Hoarding Dilemma: When and How to Help The problem of hoarding has recently garnered a great deal of attention, particularly since becoming the subject of an A&E...