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Medicare in Texas: What You Need to Know

May 26, 2021Emmie KnoxCare PlanningElder Care, financial, insurance, medicare, planning

Note: this is a guest post by Rebecca Pope of The Medicare Plans Patient Resource Center about the Medicare in Texas. It is not a sponsored post nor an advertisement. What You Need To Know About Medicare In Texas Choosing the best health insurance for you and your family that…

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When Is It Time For A Daily Money Manager?

March 4, 2016AdminCare Planning, Home Safety and Senior Care BlogElder Care, estate planning, home aides, home care, medicare, power of attorney dementia, program for seniors, Senior Care, senior health, senior legal concerns, senior monitoring, seniors

By Wendy Einspar Think of the mail coming into your home, the bills that need to be paid, the calls or emails that should be made about your insurance, wills, retirement planning and more. Now imagine handling all this with impaired eyesight, decreased hearing, arthritic hands, or failing memory. Many of…

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Overuse of antibiotics can interfere with treatment of certain heath conditions

November 30, 2015AdminMedicationsantibiotics, home care, medicare, medication, Senior Care

By Richard Ueberfluss Antibiotics have played a critical role in treating a variety of diseases. But new research has found that overuse of antibiotics is creating a rise in drug-resistant infections, especially in nursing homes where urinary tract infections (UTI) are an ongoing problem. The issue is that overuse of…

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How does long term care insurance work? What does it pay for? Who does it pay for? Will I regret paying the money?

July 23, 2015AdminHome Safety and Senior Care Blogcaregivers, home aides, home care, long term care, medicare

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 term care insurance (LTC insurance) policies reimburse policyholders a daily amount (pre-selected limit) for…

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Has ACA pushed more patients to home sooner and who has LTC insurance?

April 23, 2015AdminHome Safety and Senior Care BlogACA, home care, long term care, medicare, medication, obamacare, women

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…

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