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Although imperfect, the fed has developed a program to rate nursing homes to make selection easier. If you want to place a family member in a top-rated nursing home, then you might want to check out this recent article in the Wall Street Journal.
There are a couple of websites where you can find nursing home [...]

Long term care planning is often thought of too late.  The daughter of an Alzheimer’s patient called me the other day with desperation in her voice.
Apparently she had heard, or read, that sometimes there are still alternatives for some people who already have a diagnosis of some kind.  In some cases that is a possibility, [...]

The family caregiver was under stress in normal economic conditions, but he ailing economy may put additonal stresses on the health care system.
I’ve tried on occasion to relate the economic crises we face today with the need to plan for long term care, but I never thought I communicated my message clearly enough.  Well, I [...]

An attorney’s advice on planning for long term care is always welcome. To that end I asked Ron Soccoli an attorney colleague  of mine to share his insights about long term care in the form of a podcast. You can listen to it here:

Attorney Ron Soccoli has been an elder care and estate [...]

Are caregiver support groups worthwhile?  I read a blog post from The New Old Age that asked this question. Jane Gross did not have any quick answers, but left it up to the reader to comment on the idea.  If you visit the site and view the comments you’ll find that there is certainly no [...]

How about a joke to lighten things up? Sometimes there is no better therapy than a good laugh to help deal with the challenges of long term elder care. Laughing releases endorphins to the brain that can help heal emotional pain and even physical pain. Why not give it a try?
Here are some resources to [...]

This week I spent some time with a number of colleagues singing Christmas carols, and spreading holiday good wishes to residents in local area nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and senior centers.  What a wonderful day it was.  The event is called H.U.G.S.  Hartford Underwriters Give Smiles.
I’ve been doing this now for about ten years.  [...]

When was the last time your financial advisor brought up the issue of long term care?  Chances are that he/she probably hasn’t.  Let me tell you why.
In this economic environment most advisers are working overtime talking to their clients about mitigating the large losses in their portfolios.  They work tirelessly to make sure that their clients’ [...]

We recently created a podcast that will appear on the blog next week. Attorney Ron Soccoli with the law firm of Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman in New Haven, CT pointed out how important the need to plan ahead has become with some recent changes that have occurred in long term care planning arena.
One of the [...]

I read an opinion article in the Los Angeles Times today that highlights the harsh realities of long term care.  You can read the article here, but this is an excerpt:
“Now the hospital wants to move him. It is not a long-term care facility, and he does not need acute care. He needs what they call sub-acute [...]

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