{"id":609,"date":"2000-02-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2000-02-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/finding-money-for-the-care-your-loved-one-needs\/"},"modified":"2021-08-17T11:08:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T15:08:10","slug":"finding-money-for-the-care-your-loved-one-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/finding-money-for-the-care-your-loved-one-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Money For The Care Your Loved One Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\"><table border=\"1\" width=\"427\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>,,<\/td>\n<td><center>Medicaid<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Medicare<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Medigap<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Veterans Benefits<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Housekeeping<\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Homecare<\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Transportation<\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Adult Day Care<\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Assisted Living<\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nursing Homes<\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hospice<\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Support<\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Respite<\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Care Management<\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>No<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center>Yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\"><center>Medicare Hotline<\/center><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p>1-800-638-6833<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicare.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.medicare.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For general questions about Medicare, Medigap policies, insurance fraud, and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center>Medigap<\/center><\/td>\n<td>This usually implies supplemental or private insurance that fills in some areas where Medicare doesn&#8217;t cover. You can check with different insurance carriers such as ARRP &amp; National Insurance Consumer Helpline: (800) 942-4242 to find out what is available in your state<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center>Medicaid<\/center><\/td>\n<td>Check with your state resources to find out if you are eligible for assistance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center>Dept of Veteran Affairs<\/center><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.va.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.va.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Provides benefits to veterans and their dependents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center>Hospice<\/center><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nho.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Hospice Association<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hospicefoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hospice Foundation of America<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/types-of-services-available-for-children-adults-and-elderly\/\">Care Management<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caremanager.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americangeriatrics.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Geriatrics Society<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/types-of-services-available-for-children-adults-and-elderly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adult Day Care<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncoa.org\/nadsa\/index.html%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nat&#8217;l Adult Day Services Assoc.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/types-of-services-available-for-children-adults-and-elderly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transportation<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.n4a.org\/locator.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Eldercare Locator <\/a>-1-800-677-1116<\/p>\n<p>Also check with Access a Ride if available in your area as well as Senior Centers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/types-of-services-available-for-children-adults-and-elderly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homecare<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vnaa.org\/Home.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visiting Nurse Association<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nahc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Association For Home Care<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aarp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AARP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/types-of-services-available-for-children-adults-and-elderly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assisted Living<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assisted Living Federation of America<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ahca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Health Care Association<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.n4a.org\/locator.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eldercare Locator<\/a> 1-800-677-1116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/types-of-services-available-for-children-adults-and-elderly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nursing Homes<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alz.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alzheimer Association<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/www.aarp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AARP<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ahca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Health Care Assoc<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajfca.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assoc. Of Jewish Family &amp; Children Agencies<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.n4a.org\/locator.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eldercare Locator<\/a> 1-800-677-1116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/types-of-services-available-for-children-adults-and-elderly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.n4a.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Association of Area Agencies on Aging<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.n4a.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eldercare Locator<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.death-dying.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death and Dying Grief Support<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfcacares.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFCA: National Family Caregivers Association. .<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wellspouse.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wellspouse.Org<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aahsa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Assoc. Of Homes &amp; Srvcs For The Aging<\/a>&#8211;<br \/>\n!<a href=\"http:\/\/www.careguide.net\/careguide.cgi\/caps\/capshome.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children Of Aging Parents<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncoa.org\/issues\/issues.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council On Aging<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nho.org.\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Hospice Organization<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nahc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Association For Home Care<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hospicefoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hospice Foundation Of America<\/a>Grief Recovery Hotline- 1 800- 445-4808Churches, Senior Centers, Associations, Organizations and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/types-of-services-available-for-children-adults-and-elderly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Respite<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncoa.org\/nadsa\/index.html%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nat&#8217;l Adult Day Services Assoc.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Partners in Caregiving &#8211; Nat&#8217;lProgram Off.:<\/p>\n<p>(336) 716-4941<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alz.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alzheimer Association<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/www.aarp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AARP<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ahca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Health Care Assoc<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajfca.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assoc. Of Jewish Family &amp; Children Agencies<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/caregivers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caregivers.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.n4a.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eldercare Locator<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncoa.org\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nat&#8217;l Council On Aging(NCOA) <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/www.senioralternatives.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senior Alternatives Online<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Survey of Fifteen States&#8217; Caregiver Support Programs<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Purpose: The survey aimed to learn more about state-funded caregiver support programs that serve families and informal caregivers of frail elders and persons with disabilities. Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) conducted the study in preparation for the first national invitational state policy conference on caregiving, Family Caregivers: Partners in Long Term Care, held in San Francisco, California on October 29-30, 1999.<\/p>\n<p>To read more and research the states and their agencies click on this link:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.caregiver.org\/issues\/execsum9910.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.caregiver.org\/issues\/execsum9910.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a list of elderly services to help the caregiver find the money for the care that there loved one needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[38],"class_list":["post-609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-financial-insurance-legal-matters"],"authors":[{"term_id":38,"user_id":6,"is_guest":0,"slug":"gail-mitchell","display_name":"Gail Mitchell","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5553,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609\/revisions\/5553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}