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...
by Twyla Sketchley | Aug 18, 2015 | Nursing Home
When an individual is in a nursing home for long term care, the nursing home is considered the individual’s home. Because of the vulnerability of the resident, federal and state laws limit the reasons a resident can be discharged or evicted from the facility or...
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...
