Why should you care? Because if you suspect or know your elder has a dementia, it is time to put Social Security Administration’s (SSA) representative payee documentation in place. I have known for a while that social security does not recognize a General/Financial POA. They have their own document called a “payee representative.” The representative payee can be a person … [Read more...]
Medicare Advantage Plans Have Been Denying Needed Care.
Medicare Advantage plans provide Medicare benefits for millions of seniors that use Medicare for their healthcare needs. For the majority of Medicare Advantage enrollees, their coverage takes care of their needs, and they have few issues with the coverage. Unfortunately, there are times when a procedure or service can be denied. Today we’re going to discuss what it means to … [Read more...]
Caregivers, feeling battered by your emotions? Here are some suggestions for what you can do.
Right now, I am spent mentally and emotionally. Certainly, the last seven years of caregiving, two of them amid a pandemic, is to blame. But moving mom into Assisted Living and getting ready to sell our family home has highlighted those feelings in a way I did not expect. Like many caregivers, my default mode is to soldier on. “I don’t have time to break down today, there is … [Read more...]
“Stop the merry-go-round, I want to get off” said every caregiver, everywhere.
I’ve felt this way for a while now. If I could just hop off this caregiving ride long enough to catch my breath, life would be easier, better and more manageable. I’m still on the merry-go-round, but I’ve moved from the carousel horse that goes up and down to one that is stationary and finding my balance is harder than I imagined. I knew moving mom into Assisted Living would … [Read more...]
Caregivers, It Is OK To Ask For Help For Yourself.
I learned early in this caregiving journey to ask for and say yes to help. It has sustained me through the last seven years. What I have recently learned is that sometimes I need help and it has nothing to do with mom. Over the last two plus months, I moved in with mom while we made the transition to assisted living. I left my house on December 30th and did not sleep in my … [Read more...]