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...]
How PACE Might Help Your Older Loved Ones
PACE has received a little bit more attention lately. Now that we are in the post-COVID world, many people are unhappy with the way that senior care has traditionally been run. And there’s no question about why. Senior care was one of the … [Read more...]
When Can Care Management Help a Senior?
Care management is a holistic approach to someone’s care. It places one service provider in the form of a care manager at the center of coordinating services, ensuring that the individual in need I’ve always used the visual … [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...]
Another Danger in the Care Staffing Crisis
A few weeks ago, a senior care facility based out of Colorado was informed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that they will no longer be receiving funds from CMS for new people to receive services from them. The … [Read more...]
Updates to CMS’s Visitation Guidelines
As of November 12th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has updated its guidelines for visitors to nursing homes. This comes after over a year of rules and regulations that have been viewed as controversial by many, especially … [Read more...]
Expanding Care in Tennessee–and What it Means for Us
When it comes to senior care, each state is a little different in what is covered by Medicaid. The infrastructure bill that was recently signed into law has attempted to change this, but even many of the changes enclosed in this new law are … [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...]
What is a Care Manager?
You won’t be involved in the search for senior care for very long before you start to hear the term “care manager” tossed around from time to time. So what exactly is a care manager? Do you or an older loved one qualify for … [Read more...]
Using Medicaid at Home
Medicaid is one of the most widely used types of health insurance in the U.S. It is a state-sponsored type of health insurance, similar to Medicare, but rather than focusing on the elderly and people with disabilities, Medicaid is geared … [Read more...]