by Twyla Sketchley | Sep 24, 2017 | Assisted Living, Nursing Home
When the story that ten (10) frail, elderly residents died in a nursing home in Hollywood Hills, Florida following Hurricane Irma made national news, families and friends with a loved one in a facility were forced worry that the facilities charged with caring for...
by Twyla Sketchley | Jul 28, 2017 | Assisted Living, Nursing Home
Every day, I review contracts that contain arbitration clauses. They are in nursing home contracts, assisted living facility contracts, home healthcare contracts, apartment leases, annuity contracts, documents signed at the doctor’s offices, and documents...
by Twyla Sketchley | Jul 7, 2016 | Disability, Estate Planning, Nursing Home, Resources
Floridians think about hurricane preparedness from June 1 through November 30 each year. Special news casts alert residents to the need for survival kits. Each named storm puts a new set of communities in its path on alert for floods, winds and storm warnings. We...
by Twyla Sketchley | Mar 31, 2016 | Caregivers, Nursing Home
A Medicare Beneficiary and Family-Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) is referred to as a BFCC-QIO. It is an organization that reviews complaints, “quick appeals”, and quality of care issues for Medicare recipients. The “quick...
by Twyla Sketchley | Mar 25, 2016 | Caregivers, Nursing Home
When a Medicare recipient is denied coverage of a service, she can appeal the decision. However, if she is dealing with health problems, it may be difficult to do. A Medicare recipient can appoint a representative to assist with the appeals process. She can...
by Twyla Sketchley | Mar 25, 2016 | Caregivers, Nursing Home
A benefit period under Medicare is also referred to as a “spell of illness”. It defines a period of time over which Medicare benefits pay and certain co-pays apply. A spell of illness begins on the day a Medicare patient is admitted to a hospital or...
