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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Find Programs That Pay Family Caregivers

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Giving Caregivers a Helping Hand Anyone who has worked in the eldercare space for long can tell you the most common question they hear. ...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Using Medicaid to Pay for Assisted Living

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We received a call recently from a family looking to help their mother move into assisted living. Photo by Abbeyfield Kent Their mother ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

How to Negotiate With Assisted Living Communities for Better Rates

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Photo by Abbeyfield Kent If I were to tell you how I negotiated on the price for the purchase of a used car, you would not be surprise. ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Why Does Assisted Living Cost More in Certain Areas?

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And How to Use this Information to Lower Care Costs Photo by Abbeyfield Kent The monthly cost of assisted living in the US ran...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

New Focus In Cost Saving Elder Care Technologies

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One does not typically hear senior citizens and technology startups in the same sentence. However, the emerging caregiver crisis and the agi...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

How One Technology Startup is Driving Improvements in Outcomes for Dementia Patients

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Imagine a little dog appearing on the screen of a small tablet computer talking to an elderly lady about her grandchildren. Sounds like so...
Friday, December 12, 2014

How Will New Federal Labor Rules Impact Cost of Elder Home Care?

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Photo by Abbeyfield Kent The unjust rule that, for nearly 40 years, has created an exemption for home care workers that prevented them f...
Friday, December 5, 2014

Future of Home Care: Technology for Aging in Place

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Normally our organization does not focus on the future. The vast majority of families we help have immediate challenges with, or questions a...
Monday, November 24, 2014

Knowing When an Aging Parent Needs Help

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Peter Ciuffa and his mother Carolina make gnocchi together. Thanksgiving is a happy time for many. We cook, eat, and travel to spend ti...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Help Qualifying for Medicaid Long Term Care

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Diversity of Medicaid Planning Assistance Options Can Confound Applicants For those seeking long term care assistance from Medicaid, d...