Are you or someone you care for overwhelmed with the demands of a loved one’s Alzheimer’s care? Whether you are caring for your loved one in the home, scrambling to make arrangements for nursing home care or trying to make sure nothing goes wrong in the nursing home, you know how difficult, time-consuming and isolating caregiving can be. Imagine what life would be like if you had a team helping you get the right care, preserve family resources and make difficult decisions. That’s what life is like when you have the ESTATE AND ELDER PLANNING team behind you We help you respond…
Do you know there are legal ways to significantly reduce the $15,000 a month nursing home costs? Our Law firm is dedicated to helping families who are overwhelmed by all the decisions they have to make about placing their loved one in a nursing home. With our knowledge, we can often significantly reduce those large monthly nursing home bills, without lowering the standard of care. For a copy of our FREE special report, “The 9 Questions You Must Ask If Your Loved One Goes Into A Nursing Home”, written by David Wingate, an elder law attorney, call 301 663 9230…
Alzheimer disease is a heartbreaker. Not only is it awful for the patient, but is devastating for the caregiver. Someone who hasn’t dealt with Alzheimer’s disease, can’t imagine the stress of constant pacing, up at all nights of day and nights, the fidgeting, the safety concerns, and of course the memory loss. Imagine the heartbreak you feel looking into the now empty eyes of your spouse of 40 or 50 years and recalling all the wonderful times you spent together and then sitting down and crying over the horrible truth that your spouse no longer recognizes you. Your marriage vows…
Encourage everyday preventive measures, such as washing hands after touching surfaces. Loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer’s may not remember to wash their hands and may have problems with sequencing and moving through the process. Walk through the process with them, saying each step at a time — turn on the water, use the soap dispenser to squeeze out the soap, lather the back of your hands, get between the fingers, scrub under the nails, and wash for 20 seconds. “Use your hands to model what needs to be done and use a soothing tone,” Reiss says. “Sing a favorite…
Pay attention to flu or pneumonia-like symptoms in yourself and others and report them to a medical professional immediately. Follow current guidance and instruction from the CDC regarding COVID-19. Tips to keep yourself and your loved ones healthy include: Avoid close contact with people who are sick. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Stay home when you are sick; work from home. If you or the person you are caring for have regular doctor’s appointments to manage dementia or other health conditions, call your health care provider to inquire about a telehealth appointment. As a result of the COVID-19pandemic,…
If you are receiving or plan to receive services from a paid health care professional in your home: Ensure that a temperature check has been conducted before they enter the home. Anyone with a temperature over 100.4° F should be excluded from providing care. Ask the staff person if they have been exposed to anyone who has tested positive and if so, do not allow them into your home. Contact the agency and ask them to explain their protocols to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Ensure that the staff member washes their hands upon arrival and regularly throughout their time…
The CDC has provided guidance on infection control and prevention of COVID-19 in nursing homes. This guidance is for the health and safety of residents. Precautions may vary based on local situations. Check with the facility regarding their procedures for managing COVID-19 risk. Ensure they have your emergency contact information and the information of another family member or friend as a backup. Do not visit your family member if you have any signs or symptoms of illness. Depending on the situation in your local area, facilities may limit or not allow visitors. This is to protect the residents but it…
Caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer’s and all other dementia should follow guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and consider the following tips: For people living with dementia, increased confusion is often the first symptom of any illness. If a person living with dementia shows rapidly increased confusion, contact your health care provider for advice. Unless the person is having difficulty breathing or a very high fever, it is recommended that you call your health care provider instead of going directly to an emergency room. Your doctor may be able to treat the person without a visit to…
This past week was met with a variety of news about the pandemic- from the ‘worst is ahead’ to signs of progress in some of the initially impacted geographies. Additionally we ranged from another shockingly high Unemployment Claims number to the CARES Act, which is massively sweeping legislation that puts money directly in the hands of individuals, families and small businesses; which together makeup the heartbeat of America. The financial markets largely took all this news in stride. After some back and forth swings, the week closed out down about 4% for the S&P 5001; which given all that we…
As COVID-19 spreads rapidly through the United States, many American doctors could soon be making the decisions that overwhelmed health care workers in Italy are already facing: Which patients get lifesaving treatment, and which ones do not? Every accredited hospital in the U.S. is required to have some mechanism for addressing ethical issues like this — typically, an ethics committee made up of not just medical professionals but often also social workers, pastors and patient advocates. Sometimes in partnership with hospital triage committees, they create guidelines for prioritizing patient care if there’s a resource shortage. As the number of coronavirus…
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