Long-term care policies are offered as a way to pay for a nursing home, assisted living, home health care and other costs associated with growing older. This link will take HensonFuerst blog viewers to an informative New York Times article, which is part of an ongoing Times series, on long-term care options.
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A Florida woman, Natasha Petit-Homme, has been charged with stealing $2,300 from an elderly patient under her care. The victim was a resident of Woodlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Palm Beach, Florida where Petit-Homme was employed as an admissions clerk. The HensonFuerst nursing home abuse lawyers remind family members who oversee the care [...]
An elderly Portland, Oregon man, John Wesley Myers, who has been accused of shooting his daughter in the head and killing her will be placed in an adult care home instead of prison. Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Jerry Hodson agreed with Myers’ attorneys, who argued that the defendant was mentally unfit to stand trial, [...]
As part of a Statehouse rally held on June 25, the Ohio Skilled Nursing Care Coalition released a statement saying a $300 million reduction in Medicaid reimbursement would force closing dozens of nursing homes and necessitate the transfer of residents to other locations “causing trauma and life-threatening health risks.” Further, 2,000 jobs would be lost, [...]