If a Holiday Visit Shows that an Aging Loved One Needs Help, it May be Time to Call a Home Care Agency
During the holiday season, you may find yourself making a long-postponed visit to see an aging parent or loved one. If it’s been a while since you last spent time together, you may be in for a surprise: the long months of isolation triggered by the COVID pandemic, combined...
Many Are Missing Out on Home Health Coverage Through Medicare
If you’re a Medicare-eligible senior who needs home health care, you may be surprised to learn that Medicare may cover the costs. But many qualified seniors never apply, while others find their benefits cut off prematurely, all because Medicare home health benefits are widely...
A Promise that can be Impossible to Keep
An article posted recently on the excellent website of the Washington Post poignantly expressed the dilemma faced by more and more adult children – not to mention spouses – of aging seniors. When is it best to place Mom or Dad, or your own husband or wife, in institutional...
Medicare and Home Health
Should you be able to expect Medicare to help you stay at home by allowing you Home Health? Good article that addresses this issue. (more…)
Home health agencies ranked using Medicare’s 5-star system. Is it good for you?
The federal government released on Thursday a new five-star rating system for home health agencies, hoping to bring clarity to a fast-growing but fragmented corner of the medical industry where it’s often difficult to distinguish good from bad. (more…)
