With the aging of the baby boom generation and the cost of health care on the rise, the issue of long-term care (LTC) is of major importance to both consumers and policymakers. While some individuals will be able to rely on friends and family in the event they need extended care and help with the activities of daily living, many others do not or will not have such a support system. These individuals must determine how they will meet the potential need for long-term care and how they will fund costly and extended home health services, assisted living, or a…
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Are you, family members or your clients struggling to meet the needs of an elderly loved one with a chronic illness/disability? If, YES, to any of these, The Elder Law Office of David Wingate can help: · Worries about long-term care costs: Do you have a home or assets in excess of $50,000 – enough to finance a short stay in a care facility but not enough for an extended stay? · Catastrophic event: Has someone experienced a stroke, heart attack, or fall with an injury? · Chronic decline: Has someone been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, MS…
The month of October is a time to recognize residents across all long-term care settings. The theme for 2013 by the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care is “Speak Out Against Elder Abuse.” The Consumer Voice hopes to empower and educate residents around the issue of elder abuse. Learn more about the events for Residents’ Rights Month.
Judith Stein The Commission on Long-Term Care has issued its recommendations for reforming the way long-term care services are funded and delivered to seniors and people with disabilities. Unable to agree on changes to the fragmented and frayed system of financing long-term care, the Commission left that crucial area largely untouched. But five Commission members who voted against the majority’s proposals confronted the question of financing head on, calling for a public insurance program to cover long-term care needs. Created as a substitute for the canceled CLASS Act in the “fiscal cliff” budget deal, the bi-partisan Commission was charged with…
September 12, 2013SERVICE DELIVERY VISION: A more responsive, integrated, person-centered, and fiscally sustainable LTSS delivery system that ensures people can access quality services in settings they choose.Rebalancing – A Balanced Array of LTSS:Recommendation: Promote services for persons with functional limitations in the least restrictive setting appropriate to their needs– building a system, including Medicaid, with options for people who would prefer to live in the community.Integration:Recommendation 1: Establish a single point of contact for LTSS on the care team.Recommendation 2: Align incentives to improve the integration of LTSS with health care services in a person- and family-centered approach.Recommendation 3: Use…
On Aug. 1, 2013, the federal Commission on Long-Term Care held its third public hearing focused on “Strengthening Publicly and Privately Funded Long-Term Services and Supports” in SD-562 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing consisted of four panels of witnesses on four subtopics: Panel 1: Strengthening Medicaid LTSS Panel 2: Strengthening Medicare for LTSS Panel 3: Strengthening Private Long-Term Care Insurance Panel 4: Interaction of Insurance, Private Resources, and Medicaid The 15-member commission was created by the fiscal cliff legislation and is tasked with developing recommendations for Congress on how to reform long-term care. Previous hearings focused on…
The Consumer Voice has released several fact sheets for quality long-term care, including how to address problems in nursing homes, how to pay for long-term care, and how to select an assisted-living facility.
CMS summarizes the basic requirements for Medicaid administrative claiming for the state LTCO program. The ombudsman program is partially funded through the Older Americans Act (OAA), however the bulletin draws attention to activities that may qualify for Medicaid administrative funding. In the bulletin, CMS notes that some states are expanding the populations served by the LTCO program to include individuals receiving LTSS in their own homes and the community. The LTCO program activities that may be eligible for Medicaid administrative funding include: · Tracking and reporting consumer requests for assistance in obtaining medical, dental, mental health or long-term care (including…
IMPORTANT UPCOMING WORKSHOP REVEALS One of the biggest fears that many people have today is the fear of having their life savings wiped out if they end up in a nursing home. What a shame to see someone’s life savings of 30, 40, or 50 years wiped out in a matter of months. Whether you or a family member is in a crisis or not, it is important that you understand what you can do to protect your hard earned assets! Most of the public does not yet realize that the laws on asset protection and long-term care planning has…
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