A lot of us carefully plan for our retirement – invest in mutual funds, contribute to 401k and pay mortgages – but even the most well thought of plan can be threatened if it does not include preparations for long term care. Long term care involves a wide variety of services for people who need… read more

If you are still able to do basic activities of daily living such as dressing, eating, transferring, toileting, continence and bathing but are having difficulties performing instrumental activities like cooking, cleaning and driving, you don’t have to move into an assisted living facility or hire in-home service providers right away. There are simple long term… read more

Adult day care centers (ADCC) are non-residential facilities that provide social support and assistance in performing daily activities such as dressing, bathing, eating, toileting, continence and transferring for people who can’t perform them on their own. These centers are great help for people who want to grow old in the comforts of their homes. Aside… read more

In the study “Examining Differences in Death Rates for Medicaid and Non-Medicaid Nursing Home Residents,” Dr. Jennifer Troyer of University of North Carolina disclosed that the mortality rate of Medicaid patients is 14.8% higher than the mortality rate of private-paying residents. Although the high death rate can be caused by other factors, it could still… read more

According to the most recent UBS Wealth Management Americas report, 42% of wealthy older adults are afraid that they will become a burden to their children later on while 34% says they are afraid of surviving on life support and 15% fear living in a nursing home. These wealthy seniors prefer not to ask the… read more

Did you know that around 444,000 patients die every year because of medical malpractice? This is actually the third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer, and because of this, long term care providers are making prevention of these deaths as their top priority. As a matter of fact, about 60,000 of residents… read more