Selecting A Nursing Home for Someone With Alzheimer’s? Here’s What You Need To Know About Falls And Other Injuries

As part of their estate plan, or as part of crisis planning for Medicaid, you may be working with an experienced estate planning attorney to help provide someone in your family with a transition into a nursing home. Choosing a nursing home is a very emotional process, especially if the person being placed in the… Read More »

Medicare, MassHealth, And Planning For Long-Term Care

Many people are confused about the difference between Medicare and MassHealth as it pertains to the challenge of paying for expensive long-term care. This is not surprising. The two programs sound similar and both provide for medical care.  Let’s start with a brief definition of each program. Medicare is an entitlement program. Everyone who reaches… Read More »

Some Astounding Long-Term Care Statistics

Morningstar, a popular publication from the renowned Chicago investment firm of the same name, recently culled together a list of “50 must-know statistics” from the world of long-term care.(For those who can’t access the latest data, you can find last year’s statistics, which chart similar numbers, in Morningstar’s archive.) Together, they paint a picture of… Read More »