Long-term care benefits may be available to you even if you do not meet Medicaid's income and asset requirements. If you currently demonstrate the need for nursing home facility services, you may meet health eligibility rules for a Medicaid waiver…
A person must meet the Medicaid program's income and asset requirements in order to qualify for a nursing home, assisted living, or in-home care. As a result of these rules, many candidates give away their money and resources to qualify.…
Medicaid is a federal-state program that helps low-income seniors with limited assets and incomes afford long-term care and healthcare. Many seniors believe their only option to qualify for the program is to “spend down” their assets. While this is true…
In the healthcare industry, the acronym LASA, which stands for “look-alike-sound-alike” is used when referring to medications. When it comes to federal programs, Medicaid and Medicare, in written form, look alike and they do sound alike but work very differently.…
The annual Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures (alz.org) has now been published for 2020 by The Alzheimer's Association. The findings give pause when contemplating the future of many Americans who will be living with crippling dementia. Health care and long-term…
The senior citizen population of the United States is increasing rapidly as the baby boomer generation ages, and the influx of international migration continues. Although the US average life expectancy has seen a slight three-year decline, many Americans, men and…
Actuaries used to define senior housing construction projections and schedules are based on population data that are five or more years out. These metrics attempt to address occupancy and growth challenges as senior living occupancy rates fluctuated between the 86…
Assisted living rent can vary from $2,000 to $5,000 monthly. Depending on what type of care your loved one needs, assisted living can be the most affordable solution when compared to a nursing home ($5,000 to $10,000 or more per…
Medicaid is a complex benefits program created by the federal government and administered by each state for its residents. There are several different elements of Medicaid, and most of them offer health care coverage to individuals who meet income and…
If you’ve been able to make it to your later years in life, you need to consider that a huge success in aging. After all, when you think about the alternative to aging your perspective about getting older shifts. You…