Applying for Medicaid? Order the PAS early
“You have to get a PAS.” This is a cryptic statement frequently made to the families of patients who will be discharged from hospitals to sub-acute facilities for skilled nursing or rehabilitation care. If someone is entering a sub-acute facility and may become financially eligible for Medicaid within 180 days, the receiving facility is obligated by state regulations to order a...
Baby Boomers looking ahead: long term care insurance or Medicaid?
There’s no doubt about it, long-term care insurance is expensive, and the premiums can be steep if you wait until after age 70 to first buy a policy. Some companies have gotten approvals for big premium increases on old policies. The marketplace has shrunk as companies have left the business, and some companies create bureaucratic barriers to paying claims. However, there’s also no...
Schedule a Family Meeting before Leaving Rehab
If you have assisted a family member through a course of subacute rehabilitation (up to 100 days under Medicare Part A following a hospitalization), you are no doubt familiar with the process of the “family meeting.” This is a meeting at the facility attended by the members of the patient’s treatment team — the head of nursing, dietary, recreation, physical therapy,...