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Crossword Puzzle/Sodoku!The Medicare website’s Nursing Homes section provides a comprehensive, step-by-step look at how to choose a nursing home for yourself or a loved one. We’ve taken some of the most pertinent information and boiled it down to give our readers the vital facts needed to go about this daunting process.
Step 1: Comparison Shopping
Use the tool on Medicare.gov to locate nursing homes in your area
(or check your local phone book for listings).
The 2010 Census is underway and you may be wondering about whom you can trust. The Census is easy, important, and safe — just fill out your form and mail it back.
The IC3 and the Better Business Bureau (BBB), a 2010 Census partner, are encouraging participation in the 2010 Census while cautioning consumers to get the facts:
The Savvy Senior - Financial Help for Family CaregiversDear Savvy Senior,
I’ve been taking care of my elderly mother for nearly a year now and it’s wearing me out both physically and financially. Is there any way I could get paid to be
her caregiver?
Tapped Out
Dear Tapped,
To get paid as your mother’s caregiver there are several possibilities you should check into, and a variety of support services that can help, too.
Here’s what you should know.
Caregiving for Pay
If your mom is eligible for Medicaid, you may be able to get paid a small amount by the government. In 15 states, Medicaid
offers a Cash and Counseling program (see cashandcounseling.org) that provides direct financial assistance to their beneficiaries, and that money can be used to
pay in-home caregivers...
NewsbytesPresident Obama’s new health care legislation may still be in its infancy, however scam artists are already finding ways to manipulate the system and falsely get money out of unsuspecting victims. According to www.SeniorJournal.com, scammers are cold-calling and going door to door selling fake insurance policies. In a speech last month, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said, “Scam artists and criminals may be using the passage of these historic reforms as an opportunity to confuse and defraud the public. Media accounts indicate that fraudsters have gone door to door selling phony insurance policies. Some have attempted to make dishonest profits by urging consumers to obtain coverage in a nonexistent "limited enrollment" period that they falsely claim was made possible by the new legislation.” Don’t be fooled by these tricky scam artists!
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