Showing posts with label institutional planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label institutional planning. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

More than 50% of Dual-eligibles Steered to Low-rated Nursing Homes

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ID 106271439 ©  motortion  |  Dreamstime.com Accepting the risks of the current health care system, for seniors, their families, and ca...
Monday, October 29, 2018

Feds Release New Quality Data Online

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McKnight's Long Term Care News reports that the federal government has released new data on the quality of care delivered in ski...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Man Transported to SNF But Dropped Off at Wrong Location Found Alive Three Days Later

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Among the inherent risks of institutional care is transport error.  An object lesson comes in the recent story of an Illinois man  who w...
Monday, February 6, 2017

Congress Considering Removing Medicaid Eligibility Planning Opportunities- Spousal Income Annuities Targeted

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Congress is considering making it harder to qualify for Medicaid if a community spouse has an annuity.  The change is  part of an effort ...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Patient Discharged to Nursing Home 300 Miles Away

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McKnight's has reported that a Georgia hospital discharged and transported a patient to a nursing home 300 miles away, resulting in a...
Monday, September 26, 2016

Bill Offers Tax Credit for Aging In Place Improvements

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Making your home more accessible for your long term care needs may soon be incentivized by a $30,000 tax credit. Rep. Patrick Murphy...
Monday, September 21, 2015

Incorrect Denial of Medicaid Benefits Not a Defense to Nursing Home Claim on Contract

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A recent case illustrates that seniors, their families, and caregivers should not rely upon institutions or the state to plan for their ...
Thursday, November 28, 2013

Ambulance Driver Charged with Homicide in Death of Nursing Home Resident

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McKnight's reports that the New York Attorney's General office has indicted a former medical transport driver for criminally ne...