by Care Answered | Feb 17, 2020 | Assisted Living, Care News, chronic illness, Long Term Care, Medicaid, MLTC, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need
According to a National Center for Assisted Living 2018 report, the median cost of living in an assisted living facility in the United States is $4000 a month. At almost $500,000 over ten years, it’s easy to see how many Americans are outliving their money. What...
by Care Answered | Feb 13, 2020 | Care News, chronic illness, Daily Health Tips, Medicare Tips, Medicare Tips You Need to Know
In the past, patients receiving skilled care such as physical therapy in nursing facilities, outpatient centers, home health, or rehabilitation hospitals were treated to a point where they hit a plateau. At this point, if a provider deemed the patient no longer had...
by Care Answered | Dec 20, 2019 | Care News, chronic illness, Daily Health Tips, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need
After recovering from an illness, or after hospitalization, or simply as a result of general age-related decline, it may be necessary for seniors to have a little bit of help in order to safely remain living at home. The situation may be temporary, until a full...
by Nicole Christensen | Sep 23, 2019 | Care News, Daily Health Tips
Medical alarm and protection company LifeCall made the catch phrase “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up” part of our popular culture and the punchline of many jokes. But the reality is that falls by seniors that result in injury are nothing to laugh at. Many occupants of...
by Nicole Christensen | Sep 16, 2019 | Care News, chronic illness, Daily Health Tips, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need
News reports filled with heartbreaking images of the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas are still fresh in many of our minds. While Long Island is frequently spared from the damage of such severe storms, we still remain vulnerable to natural and...
by Nicole Christensen | Aug 6, 2019 | Care News, Daily Health Tips, Uncategorized
All of our lives we have been taught the importance of working hard and taking care of others, but it is equally important to make time to take care of ourselves. On an airplane, flight attendants remind us during the safety drill to put our own oxygen...
