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Oct 2014
Medicaid Allowance: Good news from Florida… Medicaid has again revised one of its regulations. The “Personal Needs Medicaid Allowance” has been increased to $105.00 (up from $35.00) effective July 1, 2014. The Personal Needs Allowance is the amount of income a nursing home resident who is receiving Florida Medicaid long-term care benefits may retain ...
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Sep 2014
“Denial it not a River in Egypt“. Denial is a normal defense mechanism. However, it is a brittle one because it will crumble at some point when reality bites hard enough or medical and practical facts can no longer be ignored. Denial that an elder family loved one, your aging mother or father is ill or ...
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Sep 2014
Respite time is a Gift to parents Respite time allows us to be better caregivers. Most of us see ourselves the way we would like to be. Our older aging parents have likely been married for sixty years or so and should one of them, mother or father become ill or incapacitated, the other spouse becomes ...
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Sep 2014
Veteran Aid and Attendance Gives Monthly Stipend The Veteran Aid and Attendance is a benefit paid now for service done years before. The Veteran’s Administration has many types of benefits for Veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Some also include Spousal Benefits. A lot of seniors who served in WWII and Korea are ...
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Sep 2014
Fitness: Healing & Maintenance Fitness often correlates with better health. Whether a Boomer, Retiree or Senior; proper nutrition and routine fitness bolsters a feeling of wellness – body and soul. Care promotes fitness for Health and Safety with all of our clients. A hired caregiver is a trusted ...
Primary Caregiver to an Ill Spouse or Parent Also Needs Support Whether it is your elderly or senior parent or a local sibling who is the primary caregiver to your parent, they need support from you as well. In the U.S. millions of family members take care of a mother or father who has a ...
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Jul 2014
Elder Parents Sharing Important Information with Family Those of us in the Sandwich Generation know that our elder parents can be secretive about personal information – medical and financial in particular. It can become very important though to know some basic names, dates and numbers about your aging mother and older father – especially if ...
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Jul 2014
Diabetic feet care is important to help mitigate effect of Diabetes on your feet. The stinging pain from nerve endings and the risk of being banged, bumped and bruised can move quickly from no problem to a possible serious problem. Diabetic Feet Safe and Cared for: 1- Check your feet every day– top, soles and between ...
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Jul 2014
Physical Therapy Helps over Long Term Question: My mother is now 86 and I can tell she is not so steady on her feet and is scared she will fall and hurt herself. Can she get more Physical Therapy or is it only after a hospital/rehab stay? Rory, B. Rockaway Beach Reply: Thank you for your question ...
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