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On the Job, 24 Hours a Day, 27 Days a Month

Posted on 09/03/2019
Written by Henry Alter Leave a Comment

“A home health aide for a 77-year-old man serves as social worker, diaper changer, dietitian, day planner, warden and more — all at dismal wages.”  Read more >>

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Filed Under: Care Management, Elder Care, Finance, Health Care, Home Health Care Aides, Medicaid / Medicare, Public Blog Tagged With: aging in place, care management, home care, home health aid, HOme Health Care Aides, homecare, orion, Orion Resource Group

How To Negotiate a Surprise Medical Bill

Posted on 08/13/2019
Written by Adria Gross Leave a Comment

Recently quoted in an article by AARP on helpful tips to negotiate surprise medical bills. In the end, if you’re certain you’re correct about your medical bills but keep getting denied by your providers, dig in your heels. You should never give up the fight!  Read more>>

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Filed Under: Care Management, Finance, Health Care, Insurance, Legal, Medicaid / Medicare, Patient Advocacy, Public Blog Tagged With: aarp, Adria Gross, hospital bills, Medical Bills, medical debt, Medical Insurance, medicare, patient advocacy

Ten Signs Your Client Has Dementia

Posted on 08/12/2019
Written by Perry Shulman Leave a Comment

Interesting article from WealthManagement.com relating to dementia.  Read more here >>

Perry A. Shulman, CPA, Chair, Orion Elder Abuse Committee

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Filed Under: Abuse, Ancestry, Assisted Living, Business, Care Management, Commitments, Elder Care, Family Mediation, Finance, Health Care, Home Health Care Aides, Insurance, Legal, Medicaid / Medicare, Medical Equipment, Nursing Homes, Patient Advocacy, Public Assistance, Public Blog, Technology, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ten Signs Your Client Has Dementia

How to prepare yourself for a good end of life. – By Katy Butler, SF Chronicle

Posted on 06/28/2019
Written by Laura Olivares Leave a Comment

Laura Olivares from Nothing Forgotten, Inc. is posting this interesting article by Katy Butler in the SF Chronicle for everyone to read.  ” According to a 2017 Kaiser Foundation study, 7 in 10 Americans hope to die at home. But half die in nursing homes and hospitals, and more than a tenth are cruelly shuttled from one to the other in their final three days.” Please see this link to the article

 

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Filed Under: Care Management, Health Care, Home Health Care Aides, Public Blog Tagged With: care givers, death, End of life, Hospice, Katy Butler, PACE, San Francisco Chronicle, the art of dying well

Antidepressants in old age may increase risk of dementia, Israeli study finds

Posted on 06/13/2019
Written by Steven Fleischer Leave a Comment

Interesting research re depression, dementia and question re whether anti-depressants may contribute. Read more…

 

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Filed Under: Care Management, Elder Care, Health Care, Public Blog Tagged With: Anti-Depressants, dementia, Depression

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