Medi-Cal plays a big role in making sure that senior citizens are connected to the right care. This goes for senior care, health care, and day to day help. Medi-Cal serves an important purpose. It ensures that people that can’t … [Read more...]
Benefits of Expanding Medicare and Medicaid Benefits
All across the country, millions of senior citizens depend on Medicare and Medicaid for their insurance coverage. These are publicly funded insurance policies designed to help protect the most vulnerable members of our … [Read more...]
A Quick Tutorial on Senior Care and What Insurance Covers
A lot of people believe that once they receive Medicare and the insurance coverage that this provides that their senior care is taken care of. Unfortunately, this isn’t quite true. While there are a lot of things that Medicare will help … [Read more...]
Figuring Out Medi-Cal on the Go
When it comes to senior care, more and more people are relying on Medi-Cal as their insurance to help cover their costs. Medi-Cal–California’s Medicaid policy–is a publicly funded health insurance for those that have limited … [Read more...]
Paying For Care–It Comes in Many Forms
Getting connected to the right care can be difficult. Paying for it can be even more difficult. There are a number of different ways to pay for care, some of which are easier than others, depending on your resources, what systems you’ve … [Read more...]
Dental Care in the Senior Years
One estimate states that more than two-thirds of senior citizens do not have access to dental insurance. And while many seniors are not bothered by this, restrictions when it comes to medical care of any type can place an undue burden on … [Read more...]
Medicaid Expansions Mean Better Outcomes for Seniors
Insurance is one of the toughest topics to talk about when it comes to senior care. Not because insurance itself is a difficult topic (although it certainly is!), but because the answer to a lot of insurance related questions, at least … [Read more...]
Shifting the Health Care Industry Toward Senior Care
The senior citizen population is bigger than ever before--and it continues to grow daily. We’ve been saying this often here on the Paradise In-Home Care blog, but there’s a good reason why. Not only does this mean that there is a growing … [Read more...]
Are Medi-Cal Dollars Going Where They Should?
Medi-Cal, and Medicaid in general, are in place to help those that do not have the financial resources to pay for more expensive private insurance or Medicare supplements. Even though they might not be able to pay for insurance out of … [Read more...]
Finding Senior Care for a Low Income
Whether we like it or not, money is one of those issues that has a major impact on senior care. It influences our access to care and it can even have an impact on the quality of care that is given. Leading up to senior years, those with a … [Read more...]
How States are Covering Senior Care Coverage Gaps
The cost of care that the Baby Boomer generation will incur is a topic of growing concern to state governments. Although Medicare and Medicaid are national programs, they are administered by each state. This is why the Medicare and Medi-Cal … [Read more...]
Finding Help with Long Term Care Costs
For those that are involved in the industry, it’s been obvious for quite a while that policies need to change when it comes to insurance and paying for senior care. Even though there has been very little progress when it comes to federal … [Read more...]