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Reverse mortgages are United States Government-approved programs that allow seniors to use the equity in their homes while they are alive.
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by L. E. Green
author of The Nursing Home Survival Guide
Medical care is a highly competitive field; from group homes to hospitals (and everywhere in-between), commission-based marketers with no medical background are charged with the mission of finding as many patients as possible.
by L. E. Green
author of The Nursing Home Survival Guide
It’s common for seniors to live far away from their children or other family members. If the senior is receiving assistance from a home health agency or Medicaid program, it’s possible that a social worker or case manager will be able to assist him in accessing services.
by L. E. Green
author of The Nursing Home Survival Guide
A Do Not Resuscitate Order (DNR) is an order from a physician that directs the medical staff to allow the patient to expire without performing heroic measures.
by L. E. Green
author of The Nursing Home Survival Guide
It’s common for seniors to meet with an attorney to develop an Estate Plan, complete with a Living Trust, Wills, and Powers of Attorney. These documents are often necessary to ensure that there are no tax or inheritance issues later on, but sometimes they also keep a senior from qualifying for M
by L. E. Green
author of The Nursing Home Survival Guide
When it comes to providing care for a senior, one of the most important things to remember is that the senior is his own responsible party when it comes to signing any paperwork.
by L. E. Green
author of The Nursing Home Survival Guide
There are many different payment methods for the care that group homes, assisted livings, rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes provide. In nearly every case, admission into the facility depends upon the patient’s ability to pay.
Group Homes
by L. E. Green
author of The Nursing Home Survival Guide
Advanced directives is the general term used to describe the documents that contain a person’s wishes concerning his medical care if he becomes incapacitated or is unable to make decisions.
by L. E. Green
author of The Nursing Home Survival Guide
A power of attorney for health care (POA) is the form that a senior completes designating who he wants to make decisions for him regarding his healthcare. The person named in the document as primary decision-maker is called a health care proxy or attorney-in-fact.
