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Can I Get Paid to Care for a Senior Family Member?

By National Care Planning Council
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

Places to check out for some financial assistance as a family caregiver

Elder Care & Elder Rage: Know The Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s!

By Jacqueline Marcell
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Community Services
  • Disability - Accessability - Mobility
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Eldercare
  • End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Homecare - Home Health Care
  • Long Term Care
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Residential Options
  • Support Groups

Jacqueline Marcell barely survived caring for her elderly parents, both with Alzheimer’s which went undiagnosed for over a year. But after fighting through an unsympathetic medical system she figured everything out medically and behaviorally.

How To Protect The Family Home From Medicaid Recovery

By National Care Planning Council
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

Because the home is the largest asset a couple can keep while still qualifying for Medicaid, it is also usually the main target of estate recovery.

Applying for V.A. Aid and Attendance Benefits

By Paul Renard
  • Disability - Accessability - Mobility
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Eldercare
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Homecare - Home Health Care
  • Long Term Care

Up to 4 to 5 million veterans, spouses, and widows/widowers are entitled to unclaimed V.A. A&A benefits ranging from $850-$3,000. Our FREE and PAID courses walk through the application process.

Patients’ Bill of Rights

By New York State Department Of Health
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Legislation and Advocacy

A list of the rights you have as a patient in a hospital in New York State.

The National Family Caregivers Support Program

By Administration On Aging
  • Aging
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Eldercare
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Homecare - Home Health Care
  • Long Term Care
  • Respite Coalitions & Services
  • Volunteer Service Programs

The National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) calls for all states to have five basic services for family caregivers. This article describes these services, who’s eligible and more.

For Department of State Employees – Caring for Elderly Parents

By Family Liaison Office
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Eldercare
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Homecare - Home Health Care
  • Long Term Care
  • Residential Options

Foreign Service families’ concerns mirror those of other American families, but how to ensure good health care, find the right living situation, and handle legal questions is often complicated for Foreign Service families by being posted abroad.

A Silent Crisis: Working Caregivers Are Begging For Help

By Dr. Gema Hernández
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Workplace - Employment Issues

Few companies realize the implications working caregivers have on their internal costs and their bottom line. The rewards are there for companies that provide assistance to the working caregivers.

Financial Strategies for Long-Term Care

By Thomas West
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Long Term Care

The author offers advice for families facing financial challenges when faced with a health related dependency.

Everything You Need to Know About the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Part 2

By Medicare Rights Center
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

Starting January 1, 2006, Medicare will begin offering coverage for prescription drugs under a new part of Medicare (Part D). Read how it works, what it costs, who can apply, etc.

Everything You Need to Know About the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Part 3

By Medicare Rights Center
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

Starting January 1, 2006, Medicare will begin offering coverage for prescription drugs under a new part of Medicare (Part D). Read how it works, what it costs, who can apply, etc.

Everything You Need to Know About the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Part 4

By Medicare Rights Center
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

Starting January 1, 2006, Medicare will begin offering coverage for prescription drugs under a new part of Medicare (Part D). Read how it works, what it costs, who can apply, etc.

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