How to Choose the Best Caregiver for Someone with Health Needs
Whether you're choosing someone to help yourself or someone to assist a family member, it can feel overwhelming and confusing to choose the right caregiver. ...
Mind Matters: Distinguishing Dementia from Alzheimer's
Developing a better understanding of these terms is essential, particularly when navigating legal matters associated with the well-being of loved ones. ...
Cruising Into Retirement: An Alternative to Nursing Home Care
With skilled nursing home care prices rising year after year, many retirees are looking into other avenues for their end-of-life care. ...
Creative Living Arrangements in Retirement
As the senior population grows, innovative housing solutions are emerging to meet diverse needs and preferences. Among these are co-housing, shared housing, and unconventional senior living communities. ...
Considerations when Gifting to Grandchildren
Many state and federal programs – including Medicaid and Veteran’s Administration benefits – are needs-based programs, wherein making gifts could disqualify you from those programs. So what are some...
AI and Aging
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing various sectors, and elder care is no exception. As our population ages, the need for innovative solutions to support seniors becomes increasingly critical....
Coping with Caregiver Burnout
Approximately 53 million Americans provide unpaid care to another adult, and providing adequate care to a loved one requires over 24 hours per week on average, according to the Caregiving in the U.S. 2020...
Understanding Medicaid’s Look-Back Penalties, Exemptions and Exceptions
For an elderly person to be eligible for nursing home care, assisted living, adult foster care, or in-home care from Medicaid, they must have limited income and low assets. To prevent applicants from simply...
Managing a Medicaid Crisis
As of 2022, the average monthly cost of a semi-private room in an American nursing home was estimated at around $8,000 and $9,300 for a private room. These figures represent the national average and actual...
How to Identify Signs of Abuse in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
Those who find themselves in the care of a nursing home or assisted living facility are often some of the most vulnerable members of the population. Although nursing home care offers multiple benefits...