The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in managing long-term care (LTC) for older adults may become a crucial part of the future. The increasing relevance and adoption of AI have sparked debate over whether introducing it to healthcare technologies is…
Artificial intelligence (AI) may become a crucial part of technologies used to manage long-term care (LTC) for older adults in the near future. With all the discussion about artificial intelligence (AI) and whether it’s good or bad, I’d like to…
As an elder law attorney, I see people’s lives suddenly change when a loved one requires caretaking. Whether your spouse’s health declines or another relative needs help, you won’t know the difficulties of being a caregiver until you become one.…
Government agencies that supervise long-term care facilities are underfunded, according to sources. They lack the resources to do proper inspections of residential health facilities. You may have seen the rating system provided by the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services…
Your mother might say that, wouldn't she? How often have you wished that you had listened to your mother? Nobody really wants to think in advance about accidents or illness. But if no advance planning has been done, and if…
As per findings from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), about 70% of retirees in the United States will need some long-term care (LTC). The median cost for such services is expected to range between $53,768 and…
Be Aware Government oversight of long-term care facilities is deeply problematic, according to a recent New York Times report. Inspection of rehabilitation facilities is inadequate, and we, the public, had best not rely on reporting inspection results. If your loved…
There is a crisis facing Americans requiring long-term care (LTC) coverage. Industry-driven, massively underpriced policies are playing fiscal catch up with hefty premium rate increases. This price increase is forcing some aging Americans to abandon their policy while others struggle…
Envision Jane, an elderly woman whose health had deteriorated to the point she decided she needed to move into an assisted living facility. Jane’s arthritis had worsened to the point where she couldn’t dress herself, she struggled to get in…
The coronavirus has arrived and is here to stay. And studies have shown it is deadlier for those over the age of 65. Individuals living in senior living communities, such as independent living, assisted living, memory care, and nursing homes…