These are challenging times. As COVID-19 sweeps through the United States, children are adapting to homeschooling and life without their peers. Adults are adapting to working from home. Meanwhile, at nursing homes throughout America, residents are adapting to life...
While Covid-19 may be changing many things throughout America, it has not changed the fact that many of our senior loved ones need some form of extra care. They need to be able to access good health care that will allow them to stay healthier longer, and perhaps even...
When we are healthy and in our prime, we do not often think about the big “what ifs.” Long-term care, as well as a potentially devastating illness, are generally the last thing on our minds. Unfortunately, many of us also believe that we will be protected from these...
Did you know that while nursing home arbitration agreements were banned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), that has changed in recent months? After several years in the making, CMS issued a final regulatory rule in 2017 that prohibited nursing...
For many of us, our loved ones are no longer able to safely live at home. This is an unfortunate reality to the aging process in America. Research tells us that those over 65 years of age, classified as Older Americans, have over a 70% chance of needing some form of...
As we age, many of us require long-term care. Whether it’s for all-too-common ailments related to aging or more serious chronic illness, this care comes at a steep cost. Many people are forced to utilize assets that they intended to pass down to their children or...