The Department of Public Health (DPH), which provides nursing home oversight in Massachusetts, received approximately 11,000 complaints from consumers last year related to inadequate nursing home care. The backlog created by that many complaints has forced the DPH to rethink how it manages complaints and
We talk a lot about quality of life in our daily lives, but what about quality of death? In many instances, a loved one is diagnosed with a terminal illness that results in an end of life pain management regimen and hospice care. According to
Few of us want to admit it, but nearly everyone who lives to see old age will reach a point where they are unable to manage their affairs. In some cases, the issue is short-term and related to a temporary illness or hospitalization. In other
With millions of Baby Boomers reaching retirement age, many Americans are recognizing the importance of long-term care. The need for such care can be unpredictable because the effects of aging and diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s can strike with little warning. LTC insurance allows individuals
Most dinner time conversations do not revolve around matters of death and incapacity. In fact, according to the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, over 120 million Americans have not yet put together an estate plan. Although this dinnertime discussion may be morbid, it
Our population has a higher life expectancy than ever before. With a longer life, though, comes an onset of age-related illnesses that could force otherwise independent senior citizens to seek assistance in the form of moving in with loved ones, using home-health aides, entering assisted
Being the executor of an estate is not a task to take lightly. An executor is the person responsible for managing the administration of a deceased individual’s estate. Although the time and effort involved will vary with the size of the estate, even if you
I found this neat academic article that puts a lot of things in perspective on the very high end of the residential real estate market. Two economists prepared the paper that shows convincing evidence of the correlation between the decline in stock prices of the
New research concludes that while the existence of the Medicaid program is discouraging the purchase of long-term care insurance, tightening up current Medicaid rules will not significantly increase purchases of private insurance. Currently, only about 10 percent of the elderly have private long-term care insurance.
Most Americans are unaware of the costs of long-term care and overestimate the amount that government programs like Medicare will pay for this care, according to a new research report by AARP. While 60 percent of those surveyed claimed to be "somewhat familiar" with the
The Department of Public Health (DPH), which provides nursing home oversight in Massachusetts, received approximately 11,000 complaints from consumers last year related to inadequate nursing home care. The backlog created by that many complaints has forced the DPH to rethink how it manages complaints and
We talk a lot about quality of life in our daily lives, but what about quality of death? In many instances, a loved one is diagnosed with a terminal illness that results in an end of life pain management regimen and hospice care. According to
Few of us want to admit it, but nearly everyone who lives to see old age will reach a point where they are unable to manage their affairs. In some cases, the issue is short-term and related to a temporary illness or hospitalization. In other
With millions of Baby Boomers reaching retirement age, many Americans are recognizing the importance of long-term care. The need for such care can be unpredictable because the effects of aging and diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s can strike with little warning. LTC insurance allows individuals
Most dinner time conversations do not revolve around matters of death and incapacity. In fact, according to the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, over 120 million Americans have not yet put together an estate plan. Although this dinnertime discussion may be morbid, it
Our population has a higher life expectancy than ever before. With a longer life, though, comes an onset of age-related illnesses that could force otherwise independent senior citizens to seek assistance in the form of moving in with loved ones, using home-health aides, entering assisted
Being the executor of an estate is not a task to take lightly. An executor is the person responsible for managing the administration of a deceased individual’s estate. Although the time and effort involved will vary with the size of the estate, even if you
I found this neat academic article that puts a lot of things in perspective on the very high end of the residential real estate market. Two economists prepared the paper that shows convincing evidence of the correlation between the decline in stock prices of the
New research concludes that while the existence of the Medicaid program is discouraging the purchase of long-term care insurance, tightening up current Medicaid rules will not significantly increase purchases of private insurance. Currently, only about 10 percent of the elderly have private long-term care insurance.
Most Americans are unaware of the costs of long-term care and overestimate the amount that government programs like Medicare will pay for this care, according to a new research report by AARP. While 60 percent of those surveyed claimed to be "somewhat familiar" with the
