When your loved one has been diagnosed with dementia, there are numerous decisions that need to be made quickly. Unfortunately, time is not on your side because your family member’s condition will worsen with the progression of the disease. As a result, you will need to have a series of conversations with your loved one about a variety of topics while they are coming to terms with cognitive changes. It is an incredible burden ...
Oasis Senior Advisors Austin/Central Texas often encounters families in destress when assisting families planning a discharge. We find that the families first barriers to assisting their loved plan have an appropriate discharge is a lack of previous legal planning. We asked Virginia Sampson to give our families an overview and she came up with this great post. If you are a senior or have a senior loved one who is older then 65, it ...
We’ve all heard the overwhelming and daunting facts about Alzheimer’s disease – almost to the point that we’ve become numb to them. For example: Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the United State; 1 in 10 Americans over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s; between 2017 and 2025 every state is expected to see at least a 14 percent rise in the prevalence of Alzheimer’s; and, by ...
As we honor veterans this month on November 11, think about any veterans you know who may be dealing with the cost of elder care, such as paying for assisted living, home care, adult daycare, or skilled nursing facilities. If so, be aware that the Veterans Aid and Attendance benefit (A&A) could be a solution to help your friend, family member or client, offset rising care costs. Determining eligibility isn’t always easy and each case is ultimately decided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), but the general guidelines apply are: Veterans who served on active duty for at least 90 consecutive days, including at least one full day during a time of war, may be eligible if they also qualify for the basic Veterans Pension and meet the clinical and financial requirements. Service in a combat zone is not a requirement. Widowed spouses of eligible veterans may also qualify if they meet the clinical and income requirements and have not remarried. Congress defines the wartime dates as: World War II: December 7, 1941 — December 31, 1946 Korean Conflict: June 27, 1950 — January 31, 1955 Vietnam Era: February 28, 1961 — May 7, 1975, for Veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period; otherwise August 5, 1964 — May 7, 1975 Gulf War: August 2, 1990, through a future date to be set by Presidential proclamation or law ...
