Elder Care ABC

by Joy Loverde We’ve all been raised to be polite, and never discuss the subject of money with our parents. Instead, we wonder, worry and wait. How will they pay for in-home care? How much of my own money am I expected to spend if they need help? Sticker Shock While parent-care expenses vary significantly [...]

Recently on one of our blog posts we had a comment regarding the 2011 contributions while in the Coverage Gap (Donut Hole) and how the total out-of-pocket expenses would be allocated until a beneficiary reached catastrophic coverage. Medicare has changed some of its wording and makes reading a little more confusing as to what will [...]

By Jenny Heart In the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, more and more elderly citizens are choosing to “age in place” by hiring providers of home care. Durham NC residents have much available to them in the way of geriatric health and living services. From the run of the mill nursing facility to luxury [...]

By Becci Bookner Imagine the plight of the busy career person struggling for success in the business world, while trying to effectively balance the responsibility of school-age children on the one hand, and in home senior care for elderly or housebound relatives on the other. Child care has become almost a natural part of the [...]

You can pick up a newspaper or a magazine and you will find articles about diet and nutrition to help with the management of certain diseases.  Medicare covers Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) for people with diabetes or renal diseases to help them manage their conditions. What is Medical Nutrition Therapy? Medical Nutrition Therapy includes nutrition, [...]

By Joy Loverde Mom and Bill’s long-distance move from Florida to Chicago taught me numerous invaluable family-caregiving lessons which I wrote about in twenty-four blogs. I’d like to share with you the highlights of what I learned in the hopes that you can bypass some of the unexpected twists and turns of the aging parent [...]

Welcome to the August 25, 2010 edition of Eldercareabc Carnival! Eldercare and Caregiving posts seen and heard around the world this week: In Sandwich IL, Your Toughest Retirement Puzzle: Long-term Care … Your Toughest Retirement Puzzle: Long-term Care (Money Magazine) — Ask someone why he or she bought a long-term-care insurance policy and you will [...]

By Joy Loverde Mom and Bill’s long-distance move from Florida to Chicago taught me numerous invaluable family-caregiving lessons which I wrote about in twenty-four blogs. I’d like to share with you the highlights of what I learned in the hopes that you can bypass some of the unexpected twists and turns of the aging parent [...]