Long-Term Care

Do you employ private-duty caregivers in your home? On January 1, 2015, a new Final Rule issued by the United States Department of Labor will take effect concerning domestic service workers under [...]

A:  A new study from AARP indicates long term care varies dramatically in cost and quality depending on where a person lives in the United State.  You can find the ‘scorecard’ that ranks all the [...]

Question: What is the impact of the Supreme Court’s Windsor decision regarding same sex marriage on people participating in programs administered by the Administration for Community Living? [...]

From NPR‘s Morning Edition today: “One of the toughest money decisions Americans face as they age is whether to buy long-term care insurance. Many people don’t realize that [...]

Question: What are the new 2014 Florida ICP Medicaid Figures for Skilled Nursing Care? Answer: Some ICP Medicaid eligibility figures for seniors in need of long term care are tied to inflation. [...]

Question:     I am interested in doing Medicaid planning for potential future long term care costs, but I don’t know for sure that I’ll even need skilled nursing care or long term care.  Should I [...]

Aid and Attendance is a pension for Veterans and surviving spouses who require regular care attendance form another person to assist with the activities of daily life such as eating, bathing, [...]

Question:    I am interested in doing Medicaid planning for potential future long term care costs, but I don’t know for sure that I’ll even need skilled nursing care or long term care.  Should I [...]

Question:  Our father is in a nursing home, but we would like to bring him home on Thanksgiving and Christmas day so we can all be at the table together.  Will that disqualify him for Medicare [...]

Question:     Where Can I Find More Information on Elder Care? Answer:    You can always search for topics related specifically to elder care law on the Bach & Jacobs website. Another source [...]