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Nursing Home "Bad" Alert: The Nursing Homes & Rehab Centers You Probably Want to Avoid If you're searching for a nursing home or rehabilitation facility, before you head out you should download this list of "Special Focus Facilities," which will help you avoid those nursing homes with a troubled history of very poor quality as revealed by regular quality inspections by State survey agencies . . . keep reading Senior Home Safety Assessment Home accidents are some of the most common reasons why seniors make trips to the hospital or need to move to an alternative living facility like assisted living or a nursing home. One of the first steps to good long-term eldercare planning is a thorough safety assessment of the older person's home. . . . keep reading Warning Signs - What to Look For Because we love them, we don't want to embarrass our seniors or put them on the spot, yet we have real concerns about their safety and ability to cope. We're looking for clues to how things are going. Having a checklist of "What To Look For" gives us a tool to start with and helps us focus. . . . keep reading The Family Funeral Guide When a loved one dies, grieving family members face the need to make dozens of decisions about funeral arrangements. Unless the family or the deceased have made advance funeral arrangements, these decisions will have to be made very quickly and while under great stress. What kind of funeral would the deceased want? What funeral provider should you use? What would your traditions suggest that you do, versus what you are legally required to do? And, as cold as it may sound, how much is it all going to cost? . . . keep reading Your Senior's Net Worth Unless your parent is single (or divorced or widowed) and has few or no assets, you will have to know his or her financial situation before you can make long term care plans. Except for those with very low income and almost no assets, in the United States long term care is primarily a private pay affair. How do you know what your parent can afford? You calculate their net worth, and look at where the money is. . . . keep reading More

Diabetes and Dehydration Especially in the warmer months when heat increases the need for fluid, it is very easy for a diabetic to become dehydrated and experience a rise in the amount of sugar in the blood. Older diabetics can be even more susceptible to dangerous dehydration than younger people with diabetes . . . keep reading The Trauma of Moving to Dementia Care My mom is in total denial of her dementia/alzheimers. She now needs to go into assisted living. How on earth do I minimize the trauma of going? We have visited the location, actually gotten on their bus and gone with the group to a brunch outing. While in the facility (assisted living) she looked at me, said "Do these people live here?" I said "Yes" then she replied "Im not going to" . . . keep reading Medicare Covers Diabetic Supplies - But It's Not Automatic Several years back when Charlie Adams was first diagnosed with Diabetes, he learned to use special equipment and suplies to regularly test his blood sugar. As the cost of living has increased, and Charlie's pension has stayed more or less the same, the supplies necessary for living well with diabetes are beginning to cost him more per month than he can now afford. Recently Charlie cut back to testing his blood just twice a day instead of the four times his doctor wants him to check . . . keep reading Hearing Aid Basics More than 21 million Americans suffer from some degree of hearing impairment. If your elder is one of them you know the frustration, anxiety and even dangerous errors that can stem from not hearing well. Hearing aids often make a big, positive difference in the lives of people who don't hear well. While they won't resolve all hearing problems, and they aren't appropriate for everyone, they do improve the quality of life for millions of users . . . keep reading When is Medicare Not Medicare? My father has (Big Name Insurance Company) Medicare. I was just informed by the therapist where he is receiving physical therapy after an accident that Big Name Insurance Company Medicare will not cover his stay past the end of this week, even though he is not ready to come home. The therapist said if he had regular Medicare he would still be covered . . . keep reading More