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In Louisiana, everyone is a mandatory reporter of elder abuse.  That means that if you have cause to believe that a senior is being abused or financially exploited, you have to report it.  And if [...]

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  I don’t want to get Alzheimer’s.  Is there anything I can do to decrease my risk? That’s a question that the World Health Organization recently tried to answer.  They found some things [...]

Once a resident is settled in a nursing home, being told to leave can be very traumatic. Nursing homes are required to follow certain procedures before discharging a resident, but family members [...]

We often hear of people, particularly older people, who skimp when it comes to buying and taking their medications. They either take less than the prescribed amount, or completely opt out of [...]

If you are struggling with paying for Medicare Part B, or if you are putting off having a healthcare issue checked out by your physician because you haven’t met the deductible for your Medicare, [...]

Huge Myth About Rehab Services Paid by Medicare   Have you heard that Medicare must cut you off of rehab services if you are not showing improvement? A nursing home or hospital facility may [...]

  Common Abuse of Powers of Attorney You are NOT giving up the right to act for yourself!             Recently, neighbors called the police to an elderly gentleman’s home because of a [...]

When they discharged Fred from the hospital, they told Wilma, his wife, that Fred would need to go into a nursing home for rehab.  Wilma asked which nursing homes were good, and the hospital [...]