Getting Paid for Family Caregiving

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  • Posted on Dec. 22nd, 2009

by Joy Loverde
I received so many emails from people who are seeking ways to be paid for family caregiving that I felt it was important to offer some of the strategies from my book, The Complete Eldercare Planner.
To begin, first review your own financial situation. This is an important step in the process. Shelling out [...]

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Finding an Elder Law Attorney to be Your Medicaid Advisor

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  • Posted on Nov. 23rd, 2009

Many Medicaid advisors are elder law attorneys. When your parent owns property and has investments then a Medicaid advisor can guide you and your parent through options to preserve your parent’s estate.  In a recent post, I discussed the importance of planning for your parent’s smooth transition to Medicaid.
A Medicaid advisor will guide you through [...]

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Cost of Elderly Health Care

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  • Posted on Nov. 7th, 2009

On average, the cost of elderly health care is $5,531 annually. Family members not only provide hands-on care but often dig into their own pockets to pay other expenses which include groceries, drugs and medicines, medical equipments such as wheelchairs, toilet seat risers and transportation. Many times family members have to miss work and lose [...]

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Protection from Financial Elder Abuse

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  • Posted on Sep. 21st, 2009

by Janice Wallace
Protecting your parent from financial elder abuse is an important parent care responsibility.  This type of abuse robs your parent of her money and her freedom because money equals choice when it comes to elder care services. Financial elder abuse is defined as a person taking an elder’s money or property for his/her [...]

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Extra Eldercare Help for Prescription Drugs

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  • Posted on Aug. 31st, 2009

by Mary Jane Stern
The Medicare Prescription Drug program gives you a choice of different plans with different coverage and cost.  Medicare estimates that the extra help can be worth up to $3,900 per year.
The extra help can help you pay for:

Monthly premiums
Annual deductibles
Co-payments

But, you must be enrolled in the Medicare Part D program to get [...]

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Has Your Income Gone Down

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  • Posted on Aug. 6th, 2009

If you are enrolled in Medicare Part B, you are probably aware in 2008 premiums were adjusted based on your income.
Medicare generally uses your most recent tax return that you have filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  If you are enrolling during 2009, they will use your 2008 return and sometimes they can provide [...]

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Senior Care Help for Aging Veterans

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  • Posted on Jun. 26th, 2009

Paying for senior care stretches everyone’s budget.  Mary’s mom was running out of money.  Her Alzheimer’s disease meant that a caregiver stayed with her all day while her son was at work.  This was using up her money at a rate of $4000 per month, not to mention normal living expenses.  Mary heard about a [...]

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Make a Smooth Senior Care Transition to Medicaid

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  • Posted on Jun. 18th, 2009

Your careful planning can make for a smooth transition from your parents paying their care costs to using Medicaid.  Medicaid begins paying long term care costs when your parent has “spent down” his own money to the Medicaid asset caps.
It can be hard to face that money is running out.  Caregiving is so time consuming [...]

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