Long-Term Care

In a recent New York Times article called “Nursing Home Residents Still Vulnerable to Abuse,” the author discusses how federal regulations fail nursing home residents by not protecting them from [...]

If you hired a worker through a self-directed program and act as the employer, federal regulations require that you: You are responsible for making sure the home care workers receives minimum [...]

If you hired a home care worker directly and that worker lives with you, federal regulations require that you: Pay the worker the federal minimum wage for all hours he or she works Keep [...]

If you hired a home care worker directly and the worker does not live with you, federal regulations require that you: Pay the worker the federal minimum wage for each hour worked up to 40 in a [...]

In January of 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that home care workers are required to receive federal minimum wage and overtime pay. The DOL released a guidebook in April of 2016 to [...]

            Because skilled nursing facilities are basically medical facilities, all expenses incurred including room and board are deductible for income tax purposes.  However, independent [...]

If the client’s physician prescribes assisted living pursuant to a plan of care and the client has either severe cognitive impairment or is chronically ill, 100% of the cost of the [...]

Distinct from healthcare directives such as a healthcare power of attorney or a living will, a personal care plan is a document telling your loved ones how you wish to be taken care of throughout [...]

Choosing the right assisted living facility for you or a loved one is a very individual process which depends largely on personal needs and desires.  Comparing choices and options can be daunting [...]

Enacted legislation (HB 1001) that will go into effect on July 1st, 2015 will provide more consumer protections to patients in assisted living facilities.  This bill seeks to better and more [...]