How does long term care insurance work? What does it pay for? Who does it pay for? Will I regret paying the money? Unlike traditional health insurance or medicare, Long – term care insurance is designed to cover long –term services and support, including personal and custodial care in a variety of setting (home, community organization, or facility). Long –…
Since the advent of ACA, our home care agency seems to be seeing more clients sooner in the healthcare process. These patients are sicker with acute medical conditions. There ADL needs are far greater with less clients needing companionship, light housekeeping and transportation and more clients needing transfers, hoyer lifts and personal care. Unfortunately, one of the first things carved…
Just this month, another California assisted living facility is under fire for neglecting patients during a transitional period of relocation. All of this, after a mid-October suspension of license upon the discovery that medication was being improperly distributed, employees were not being given background checks, and the lack of training being provided to employees. Given the lack of facility hygiene…
