Category Archives: Nursing Homes
Mistakes People Make with Virginia Medicaid for Nursing Homes
Virginia Medicaid may be one important way for you to be able to cover the bills associated with nursing home care, but many people have misconceptions about how this program works and how best to understand it. This means you need to have an experienced and qualified lawyer to guide you through the process… Read More »
Will Virginia Medicaid Will Pay For My Nursing Home?
The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home can be sudden. The person’s condition may have declined to the point that they immediately need nursing home support, or they may have suffered in a recent accident or injury that leaves them no option but to recover inside a nursing home. In… Read More »
Some States Move Forward with Nursing Home Profit Caps
When you make the decision to put a loved one in a nursing home, your entire family probably meets about this and discusses it at length. You want to make the right choice for their care needs and also balance that with the availability of funds to pay for their care. This is where… Read More »
U.S. News Names Best Nursing Homes for 2021-2022
If you’re thinking about placing a loved one in a nursing home in the coming months of year, there’s no doubt you want to do some research first. There’s a difficult emotional aspect of this entire process, but there’s also the peace of mind that can come from knowing that you did all the… Read More »
Going to a Nursing Home: What Counts as Income for Virginia Medicaid?
When you’re in the process of applying for Medicaid in Virginia, you need to know what you already own or receive in terms of assets and income. This is because Medicaid, while administered at the state level, is a federal program that is meant for those who have a high level of financial need…. Read More »
When Does Medicaid Pay for My Virginia Nursing Home?
Does your loved one need to stay in a nursing home due to advanced medical care needs? This might raise a lot of questions from a financial perspective as you and other family members scramble to figure out what to do next. Not every person in Virginia is automatically qualified for Medicaid so the… Read More »
Consumers and Loved Ones Frustrated with Lack of Transparency in Senior Housing
If you have done any research to identify the right place for your loved one to live as you grow older, you’ve probably been frustrated that although you can learn everything about the facility on the website, there is a lack of transparency with regard to pricing. According to the Genworth Cost of Care… Read More »
Nursing Homes Versus In-Home Care
Geriatric facilities in general are moving away from providing long term care beds and are instead increasing the number of rehabilitative beds offered. This is largely due to financial reasons since Medicare will pay up to $600 per day for rehabilitative bed whereas Medicaid will only pay approximately $125 per day for a long-term… Read More »
Power Of Attorney Valuable, But Subject To Abuse
Most people turn to family, friends or even neighbors when they feel a need to grant powers of attorney to someone to act on their behalf. That can, sadly, be a serious mistake, accord to a report on the website marketwatch.com. “Statistics on power of attorney abuse are hard to come by, but experts… Read More »
Improvements On The Way For Nursing Home Rating System
The Obama administration recently announced efforts to improve the quality of care in the nation’s nursing homes and strengthen the reporting system by which consumers obtain information about them. http://gty.im/467305389 Through executives actions and the president signing into law the bipartisan Improving Medicare Post Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014, the administration is seeking… Read More »