by Twyla Sketchley | Aug 10, 2015 | Elder Care, Nursing Home
A nursing home that accepts Medicare or Medicaid as payment for services generally has to provide thirty (30) days notice prior to discharge. This applies regardless whether the resident’s care is being paid for by Medicare or Medicaid. There are some...
by Twyla Sketchley | Nov 18, 2014 | Elder Care
It is often difficult for families to know when they need to step in and provide assistance or even take protective action with regard to an aging parent or loved one. This difficulty is compounded by the opposition an aging parent may show toward any type of help. ...
by Twyla Sketchley | Aug 7, 2014 | Elder Care
For many family caregivers, the death of the loved one they have cared for can be traumatic and stressful. When a loved one dies without funeral arrangements, the stress and confusion can cause making these arrangements immediately after death even more tumultuous....
by Twyla Sketchley | Jul 24, 2014 | Elder Care
Most families dread the day they may have to find a nursing home for an elderly loved one who can no longer be cared for at home. However, families are more likely to have to hire help for an elderly or disabled loved one in their home before placing that same loved...
by Twyla Sketchley | Jun 26, 2014 | Elder Care
As hundreds of thousands of pounds of steel and concrete and hundreds of thousands of gallons of chemicals are buried in the 22,000 plus cemeteries across the United States, many are looking to make the disposition of their remains kinder on the environment. Here are...
by Twyla Sketchley | Jun 23, 2014 | Elder Care
Last week, American broadcasting icon, Casey Kasem, died after a very public battle between his wife and his adult children from a previous marriage. The public battle appears to have started with allegations that Kasem’s wife was preventing his children from...
