Many people are placed in nursing homes every day. You may be thinking that it would be the best option for your elderly parent who can no longer care for herself. Maybe you are approaching the age where specific tasks are becoming more difficult by the day and are...
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Seniors
Can an Adult Child be Liable for a Parent’s Nursing Home Bill?
Although a nursing home cannot require a child to be personally liable for their parent's nursing home bill, there are circumstances in which children can end up having to pay. This is a major reason why it is important to read any admission agreements carefully...
Guns and Dementia: Dealing With A Loved One’s Firearms
Having a loved one with dementia can be scary, but if you add in a firearm, it can also get dangerous. To prevent harm to both the individual with dementia and others, it is important to plan ahead for how to deal with any weapons. Research shows that 45 percent of...
Virtual Reality – Improving Understanding and Empathy for Older Adults
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. Now you can do just that. Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) allows you to embody a first-person perspective of someone living with Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia, vision and hearing loss, Parkinson’s Disease or facing...
Aging Together: Retirement-Age Adult Children Caring for Elderly Parents
Because of longer life spans today, many people in their 60s and 70s have parents who are still living. These adult children, many of whom are technically senior citizens themselves, end up “aging together” with their parents. Instead of spending their “golden years”...
Ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the DOJ Took Action
Elder abuse is a growing problem around the world, and in the United States. Many older Americans have fallen victim to some form of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation. A scam targeting the elderly was uncovered in Pennsylvania, and the perpetrator was a...
Mom’s in the Nursing Home – Should the Nursing Home Handle the Medicaid Application?
The answer to this question is a resounding NO! It can be expensive for a nursing home business office to handle the application for Medical Assistance (Medicaid) long-term care benefits. While the nursing home is permitted to assist its residents with Medicaid...
You Can With a Lifespan Plan
Let’s take a look at a hypothetical situation to explore aging well. Gus is a 65-year-old man, and his lifespan plan is the following: Never eats breakfast. Coffee only. Consuming the fiber found in beans, grains, vegetables, and fruits? Only if they’re covered in...
Senior Care in the 21st Century
“I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!” cried out poor Mrs. Fletcher as she lay helpless on her floor, alone and scared, her walker knocked over and laying uselessly beside her. Can anyone who watched TV in the late 1980s and early ‘90s forget the line from that famous...
The Different Types of Senior Living
One of the most difficult decisions that family members have to make is when to move an elderly relative into a nursing home. Making it even more complicated, there are different places where your loved one could reside. Understanding all the differences and which one...