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Huge Shortage of Long Term Care Workers Getting Worse
Huge Shortage of Long Term Care Workers is Getting Worse by the Day! From Kaiser Health News 3-26-2018 “Nationwide, 1 million immigrants work in direct care — as CNAs, personal care attendants or home...
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Caregiving For Parents Can Put a Huge Dent in Your Budget
1/3 of caregivers spend at least 20% of their own monthly budget on caregiving-related expenses such as medicine and medical supplies. by Sarah O’Brien CNBC If you think you might end up caring for...
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Immigration Problem, or Caregiver Problem?
Immigrants make up 1 in 4 health aide workers. From the Washington Post BOSTON — After back-to-back, eight-hour shifts at a chiropractor’s office and a rehab center, Nirva arrived outside an elderly...
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Wisconsin’s Long-Term Care Workforce At Crisis Level
A coalition of Wisconsin health care organizations is warning that the state’s shortage of long-term care providers in the workforce continues to grow! “Wisconsin’s Long-Term Care Workforce At ‘Crisis...
View ArticleDo You Want to Receive Home Care, but can’t afford it?
As you age, and fear that the time may come when you need help with day to day activities such as getting up, dressed, and preparing breakfast, do you worry how you might pay for such care? You’ve...
View ArticleWho is Going to Pay for Your Funeral?
Asking who is going to pay for your funeral might seem like a silly question–you probably have money in savings, a vehicle, a house, even life insurance. There should be plenty of money to pay this...
View ArticleWhat’s it Really Like Paying for Long-Term Care
As written by Michelle Singletary and published in the Washington Post on November 26, 2018 One of my favorite Spock quotes from the Star Trek television series is, “Live long and prosper.” Who doesn’t...
View ArticleHappy Holidays – How is Grandma?
While your family was together at Thanksgiving, was there evidence that older family members are not taking care of themselves as well as they could be or used to? Perhaps your loved one is not driving...
View ArticleWhy Medicaid Long Term Care is a Bad Choice
Many people don’t realize that, in addition to traditional health care, Medicaid actually pays for most long-term care (LTC) in the United States. In fact, less than 40% of Medicaid dollars are used...
View ArticleDon’t get caught in this long term care trap! Many people are.
I am being approached by many people who purchased long-term care (LTC) insurance many years ago. They bought the LTC insurance from their life insurance agent, their financial planner, or their home...
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