by
Mark Turner on
March 24, 2011
Additionally, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that residents of nursing homes, and in many cases assisted living facilities, have their medications reviewed at least monthly, in order to identify, prevent and manage medication-related problems.
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Angela Roeber on
March 16, 2011
We all hope never to endure having our minds slowly diminished and devoured by dementia, but the odds of that are worse than you might know. In fact, there's about a 40% chance that your brain is programmed to self-destruct while you're in your 80s. Your chances of developing dementia increase steadily every year.
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acarl on
November 10, 2010
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced increased deductibility levels for long-term care insurance policies purchased in 2011. Some long term care insurance help those insured pay for home care services. "Tax advantaged long-term care insurance remains one of the few remai...
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Mark Turner on
October 05, 2010
The project is called Independence at Home and will start with 10,000 of the country’s sickest and most expensive-to-treat Medicare beneficiaries over a three-year period.
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Mark Turner on
September 09, 2010
When a loved one passes away, family and friends have more than enough on their minds without the burden of figuring out how to pay for funeral expenses. The average funeral today costs $6,000, according to the Federal Trade Commission, and can easily amount to as much as $10,000 or more dependi...
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acarl on
July 27, 2010
Caring Today magazine and Right at Home team up to recognize companies and reward caregivers
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by
acarl on
June 08, 2010
According to Mark Twain, you should never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after tomorrow. That advice might work for procrastinators, but when it comes to planning for long term care, it is dangerous advice.
People are living longer. That is the good news. But with that...
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by
acarl on
January 06, 2010
Right at Home has learned that there will be no changes to the Veterans Aid and Attendance benefit for 2010. So, information you have received from Right at Home through one of our franchisees or from this blog will remain current. As always we will let you know of any changes as we learn of them!...
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acarl on
October 14, 2009
Right at Home wants to make sure Veterans are aware of a little-known benefit that may help Veterans and their surviving spouses pay for home care (and other care services). If you or a loved one have any questions after reading this, please post your question in the comments area and we will make s...
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acarl on
August 21, 2009
The costs associated with home care can vary greatly depending upon the number of hours of service needed each day or week, where you are located in the country and the level of services you need. As many things can affect the costs of home care, there are many options and tools seniors can use to p...
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