Posted on 07 February 2023. Tags: Elder Care, elderly, Immigrants, long term care, staff, workers
When Margarette Nerette arrived in the United States from Haiti, she sought safety and a new start. The former human rights activist feared for her life in the political turmoil following the military coup that overthrew President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1991.
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Posted in Family Care, Health
Posted on 28 September 2022. Tags: Elder Care, elderly, long term care, private equity, private ownership
A little over a decade ago, Four Seasons Health Care was among the largest long-term care home companies in Britain, operating 500 sites with 20,000 residents and more than 60 specialist centers.
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Posted in Health
Posted on 20 April 2022. Tags: Elder Care, elderly, Home Care, long term care
Patricia Keys, 71 and a stroke survivor, needs help with many everyday activities, such as dressing and bathing. Her daughter Christina, who lives near her mom in Vancouver, Washington, cares for her in the evenings and pays about $3,000 a month for help from other caregivers.
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Posted in Family Care, Features, Health
Posted on 22 March 2022. Tags: elderly, eligibility, eligibility changes, Healthcare, long term care, medi-cal, Medicaid, nursing home care
Paying for long term care, whether in a nursing home or care at home, has been a major challenge for the elderly and disabled, because Medicare covers only a very short stay for nursing facilities, and custodial home care is very limited as well.
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Posted in Family Care, Pushback, Your Money
Posted on 07 August 2021. Tags: adults, elderly, LGBTQ+, long term care, nursing homes, research
As the United States continues to recognize, include and protect the LGBTQ+ community, one part of that group may not come to mind immediately: older adults.
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Posted in Features, Health
Posted on 19 July 2021. Tags: Affordable Care Act, Biden, Budget, Congress, Democrats, long term care, Medicare, package
The budget package Democrats are assembling in Congress would likely provide the biggest jolt to the American health care system since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, according to sources familiar with work on the plan.
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Posted in Features, Health, Your Money