The other day I was cleaning out my office. (My wife was astounded). I have articles and clippings going back 15 years or more. In doing so, I ran across an article from the Sacramento Bee dated 3/8/2002. I told you I have old stuff. It is an article entitled […]
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Many of you have spent time in an emergency room. Some as the patient and some as the spouse, child or friend. It is a difficult time for everyone. In addition to the medical issues of life and death there are lesser issues of care, rehabilitation, and most of all, […]
The above is a famous court case in California. It is important to every person who is now or may be receiving Medi-Cal (MC) to pay for nursing home care. It deals with SOC which stands for “share of cost”. Let me give you an example. Fred is in a […]
What are the consequences and difficulties of “Being Alone”. First a few stats. About 1 in every person over 50 lives alone with no spouse, partner or living children. (U.S. Census) 24% of persons age 71 and older, live alone. 8.3% of all Baby Boomers feel alone. Social isolation costs […]
Thank God for the sense to remember the ‘3’ steps: S.T.R. Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a […]
Bernard’s physical difficulties began slowly and subtly at first. Knee and hip soreness, sciatic pain, neck pain, arthritis in the hands and fingers, circulatory issues in the legs and feet – all common ailments among individuals entering old age – were among the challenges Bernard began to gradually face… all […]
Folks almost never think of the above two terms when it comes to long term care. Nursing homes, assisted living, home care, etc. – they all have a fixed price, right? The answer is mostly yes. First, you can always try to cut a bargain. Don’t be afraid to haggle […]
I have written elsewhere about the issue of forced discharge from Nursing Home Rehab. I encourage you to become familiar with a Federal Court case. It is called Jimmo v Sebelius. I have enclosed a link to a summary of the case. Your task is to read it. This information […]
In life, we do not always have a choice. Who your parents are, boy or girl, nationality and so much more. So many things are not optional but inherent, predetermined. We CAN, however, control many of our choices. What’s for dinner, where do we live, what kind of car we […]