Many people would like to remain in their home as long as possible. However, "the problem is that most of the nation’s housing is not designed to accommodate physical and cognitive challenges that come with aging." Please see below for tips on aging in place.
Tips for aging in place
Medical technology is becoming implantable. Is it a good idea to use this technology on those with cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer's or dementia, for safety? Or is privacy and the right to be left alone being infringed?
Micro-chipping elders?
Long term care is not cheap and many seniors have heard horror stories about losing everything they worked a lifetime to acquire. "A recent survey found that 10% of seniors aging alone plan on using reverse mortgages to pay for long-term care costs." If you are a caregiver, child, or spouse or an elder, please do yourself a favor and call an elder law attorney to help plan for these events. Many stresses and pitfalls can likely be avoided with proper planning.
How are single elders paying for long term care?
August 14, 2018, marked the 83rd anniversary of the Social Security Act. Check out this press release from the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) regarding this milestone.
83 years of Social Secuirty
Should long term care residents be allowed to vote in the 2018 mid-term elections and in future elections?
Voting while in long term care?
Does a nursing home resident have to improve in order for Medicare to pay?
No! "Medicare coverage “does not turn on the presence or absence of a beneficiary’s potential for improvement, but rather on the beneficiary’s need for skilled care. Skilled care may be necessary to improve a patient’s condition, to maintain a patient’s current condition, or to prevent or slow further deterioration of the patient’s condition." Please click below for the Improvement Standard checklist.
Improvement Standard Checklist
Should "granny cams" be used at skilled nursing facilities?
https://www.mcknights.com/guest-columns/examining-the-issues-of-granny-cameras-in-snfs/article/783458/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MLT_DailyUpdate_20180801&hmSubId=2JEQgObqDbw1&email_hash=b5af15af8617f93d773f969167f093b3
Here is a real life example written by The New Yorker journalist, David Owen, regarding his mother's experience with scams targeting the elderly.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/my-mother-and-her-scammer
It may be summer, but the bad guys aren’t taking a vacation. The Acting Inspector General of Social Security, Gale Stallworth Stone, has issued a warning about an ongoing phone scam from thieves pretending to be from the Social Security Administration (SSA)...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/07/20/social-security-issues-warning-about-scams-similar-to-those-irs-phone-scams/#3d7177fa4d7a
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On May 24, 2018, the President signed Public Law 115-174 into law. Section 301 of Public Law 115-174 amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to establish a new federal right for consumers to implement a security freeze of their credit file.
The freezes are free of charge. The new legislation is effective September 21, 2018.
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