Posts Tagged ‘Long Term Care’
Why Long-term Care Insurance Is Becoming a Tougher Call
Barbara Feder Ostrov / Kaiser Health News March, 8, 2016 7:00 AM ET Get Caregiver Certification Here Seniors slammed with big premium increases face hard choices. Mary Julia Klimenko thought she was prudent 20 years ago when she invested in a long-term care insurance policy, one she believed would help pay for the care she’d…
Read MoreFighting caregiver burnout
By John Lundy Today at 6:20 a.m. DULUTH, Minn.—When Candice Richards moved her mother here from southern Michigan, it created a new set of challenges for the Duluth woman. Although her mom, who has Alzheimer’s, is deteriorating mentally, “she’s very physically able and very hyper—never sits down or takes naps,” Richards said. “She’s always looking…
Read MoreNew Utah Rules Allow Patients to Designate Caregiver
February 11, 2016 MIDVALE, Utah – A new rule in Utah gives important new rights to family caregivers when a loved one is in the hospital. The Patient Designated Caregiver Rule, proposed by AARP Utah and issued by the Utah Department of Health, allows each patient to designate a caregiver, who is notified when there…
Read MoreMore Long-term Care Concerns
By THOMAS SCHRETTE AND JOHN ALAN CASH (Health Insurance Guys) Dear Tom and Alan: I think this whole long-term care deal is a scam. Man, I’ve got health insurance, homeowners insurance, car insurance, life insurance (my wife made me get it), house payments, taxes and on and on! How am I supposed to get extra money to pay for a…
Read MoreDeadline looming for CalPERS long-term care policyholders
Jon Ortiz chronicles civil-service life for California state workers 04/23/2015 11:50 AM The grim questions Shirley Neill thought she’d answered 20 years ago – with a reassurance from CalPERS – are bearing down on her again. How long will I live? How much care will I need? From 1995 to 2004, Neill and about 150,000…
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