Your Inside Look at Arizona’s Health Care Community
Posted in ALTCS, Assisted Living, Family & Caregiver, Social Workers on Feb 23rd, 2010
Question: Is it true that I have to go into a nursing home in order to get onto ALTCS?
Answer: While skilled nursing facilities certainly have their appropriate place along the continuum of care, it is not the only option for someone in order to receive ALTCS benefits. Other settings include assisted living communities and group [...]
Posted in Assisted Living, Events, Family & Caregiver, Social Workers, Uncategorized, Veterans on Dec 8th, 2009
Please join JacksonWhite and Hospice Family Care for a presentation about an important but often misunderstood benefit for Wartime Veterans. Find out how the VA Aid and Attendance benefit can help your clients pay for needed care.
Wednesday, Dec 16th at 12:00-1:30pm
Hospice Family Care- 100 E. Sheldon Street- Prescott
RSVP to Ned Dagle, Hospice Family Care to [...]
Posted in Assisted Living, Family & Caregiver on Jun 9th, 2009
Group homes are an alternative setting for those who do not want to look into larger communities such as Assisted Living or Nursing Homes. Many group homes are now licensed for directed care, meaning that they are able to care for those with a higher level of care. If you are ever told [...]
Posted in Asset Protection, Assisted Living, Family & Caregiver, Hospice on Feb 2nd, 2009
Individuals who want to be cremated should be aware of fairly recent changes to Arizona cremation law. The Arizona legislature passed A.R.S. §32-1365.01 to provide guidance in disputes arising from cremation. It used to be that if a mortuary cremated an individual against the wishes of a loved one, the mortuary was left open to [...]
Posted in ALTCS, Asset Protection, Assisted Living, Family & Caregiver on Jan 29th, 2009
Using joint bank accounts when financing long-term care can be beneficial for many reasons. For example, it can be helpful to establish a joint account from which a son or daughter can draw to help an aging parent with shopping or paying bills. Likewise, seniors in nursing homes might find it useful to establish a joint [...]
Posted in Alzheimers, Assisted Living, Family & Caregiver, Hospitals, Social Workers on Oct 15th, 2008
Ever heard of the term “elderspeak”? Well, in short, elderspeak is speaking down to the elderly and oftentimes, not even noticing you are being condescending. A recent article in the New York Times addressed the negative implications of elderspeak which I found quite alarming.
The article showed that elderspeak takes many forms: A daughter goes out [...]
Posted in Assisted Living, Events, Family & Caregiver on Sep 10th, 2008
It’s official! Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano has proclaimed this week (September 7th -13th, 2008) ”Assisted Living Week.”
Did you know that…
The number of Arizona residents 85 years old and above has increased by 82% since 1996?
The number of Arizonans over the age of 85 will increase 102% by 2020?
There are approximately 2,000 licensed Assisted Living centers [...]
Posted in Alzheimers, Assisted Living, Family & Caregiver, Medicare, Social Workers on Aug 14th, 2008
Did you know that there are still some physicians and nurse practitioners in Arizona that will do home visits? This is great news for seniors living at home who can no longer drive, those living in the group home setting, or those who may be physically unable to leave their homes due to illness or limited mobility.
Do [...]
Posted in ALTCS, Alzheimers, Assisted Living, Family & Caregiver, Parkinsons, Social Workers on Aug 13th, 2008
It was recently brought to my attention that those with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia might not be getting all of the options available to them. I’m not talking about forms of treatment, I’m talking about places to live. Some practitioners are only in support of the home setting. Many families choose [...]
Posted in ALTCS, Assisted Living, Family & Caregiver, Senior Exploitation on Jul 31st, 2008
Can you imagine living in a facility nine and a half years, spending your life savings to live in a place you now call home, only to be kicked out when you’ve spent 300k and told that paying with Medicaid was no longer an option?
That’s exactly what happened to a 98-year-old woman in Washington State. The woman’s [...]