Your Inside Look at Arizona’s Health Care Community
Posted in ALTCS, Family & Caregiver, Hospitals, Medicare, Social Workers, Uncategorized on Oct 17th, 2009
So many of our calls that come in for our “Free Pre-Screen” have to do with Advance Directives - or I should say – the Lack of having Advance Directives in place. Please do not wait to complete your power of attorney forms. You should have a Financial Power of Attorney, Medical Power of Attorney [...]
Posted in ALTCS, Hospitals, Social Workers on Jan 12th, 2009
Before becoming eligible for the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS), ALTCS applicants must undergo a Pre-Admission Screen, known as the PAS. Although applicants must meet financial requirements in addition to the PAS, the PAS determines whether the applicant is medically eligible for ALTCS. Applicants begin the PAS process by providing an assessor with personal [...]
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 ALTCS, Family & Caregiver, Hospitals, Social Workers on Jul 25th, 2008
In Arizona, Medicaid is called AHCCCS – or the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Arizona uses federal medicaid dollars in a managed care fashion – we call this program AHCCCS (pronounced “access“). The different branches of AHCCCS are for acute care medical benefits and a branch for long-term benefits called Arizona Long Term Care System or [...]
Posted in Events, Hospitals, Social Workers on Jun 30th, 2008
I have been involved with the Arizona Geriatric Society (AzGS) for three years. At first, I thought this was an organization that was just for geriatric physicians. But in reality, the society has always focused on the interdisciplinary approach of geriatrics and now AzGS is embracing the multiple disciplines and providing educational opportunities for all. It takes all [...]