Medicare Fraud at $6 Billion – New Healthcare Law Seeks to Reduce Fraud
Thanksgiving week brings Americans together, regardless of religious beliefs, to give thanks for all that we have been given. One of the benefits for American seniors is receiving health care insurance, regardless of your previous medical conditions and financial ability to pay. All American seniors receive Medicare health insurance at age 65 and very low-income […]
Assessing Senior Caregiving Needs During Holiday Visits
As you gather for Thanksgiving dinner, remember to take time to really talk with the seniors in your family and notice if there are any changes they are experiencing as they age. Use this opportunity to think about how you can help them age well. Medical Issues: Remember that some age-related illnesses, if caught and treated […]
Diane Keaton’s Book “Then Again” is an Homage to Mom
Actress and icon Diane Keaton completes a three-year labor of love with the publication of her book Then Again. The memoir serves as an ode to her mother, who in 2008 died at the age of 86 from Alzheimer’s, 15 years after she was diagnosed with the disease. Then Again (Random House, $26), on sale today, is […]
Rick Perry Speaking Gaffe: Lessons We Can Learn
Rick Perry had an “oops” in the Republican Presidential Candidate debate and as he said, he stepped into it. But it is always embarrassing when you forget your lines in front of a boss, a client or a huge audience. Senior caregivers can be nervous the first time they go to a client’s home to […]
Washington State Passes Initiative 1163: Requires 75 Hours of Caregiver Training
Washington state voteres passed an initiative this week that will require 75 hours of caregiver training and FBI background checks, but there is one problem – the state does not have the money to fund this program and also already cut senior care benefits because of a budget deficit. Meanwhile, the senior care companies already […]
Seniors and Occupy Chicago Unite to Protest Cuts in Social Security
On the morning of November 7, 2011, several hundred senior citizens and their advocates joined forces with Occupy Chicago and rallied to protest cuts to Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare at the site of the Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago. More than 40 people, including 15 elderly members of the Jane Addams Senior Caucus, were detained […]
Illinois Medicaid Changes: Look-back for Finances Increases to 5 years
Medicaid, the health insurance for very low-income seniors, pays for nursing home care ongoing. Medicare, the health insurance for all seniors who have income over what is deemed low-income by each state, does not pay for nursing home care. This matters, because nursing homes can cost as much as $400 per day which means someone […]
Initiative 1163 Requires More Training for Caregivers in Washington State
Seniors and caregivers and, well, everyone who votes in Washington state tomorrow will be presented with Initiative 1163. Washington voters approved this initiative in 2008, but the legislature delayed implementation. The largest contributor to promoting passing of this initiative was a union, and well, there was a problem in that there was no way to fund […]
Senior Caregiver Employment: Jobs, Pay and Training
Caregiver employment: what are the choices? How do you enter the industry as a new caregiver? What training is required? What is the pay? Seniors are living longer, but also living longer and needing care services for some of those years. This is because advances in medical technology are providing medications and equipment to assist […]
Caring for the Caregiver: Making the Best of a Bad Situation
Senior care can add one more dimension to your job duties that can sometimes lead to impossible schedules without enough time for all of your other family duties and life obligations. From our book reviewer, Renata Laszuk, comes this guest post. I’m exhausted. I’ve been caring for my parents, my spouse and my children. Money […]
Caregiverlist on Crain’s Chicago Business: Women in Technology
Crain’s Chicago Business reached out to find technology companies lead by women and invited Caregiverlist to weigh in on where the women in technology are and what opportunities are available. Read Caregiverlist’s opinion, as a leader in developing technology solutions for senior care. Caregiverlist provides the ‘by-state’ senior care optioins, the costs of care nationwide, including […]
Find the Best Nursing Home: Costs and Ratings
Nursing homes are never the first choice for anyone. However, they are often an extension of a hospital stay, as Medicare will pay for up to 100 days in a nursing home. And when they are the next step after being admitted to a hospital, usually the decision for which nursing home to go to […]
