Dad Gets Knocked Off Medicaid
John called because his dad, who had been receiving Medicaid in a nursing home for several years, had just received a notice that his benefits were being terminated at the end of the month. He told me he had hired one of the companies that does Medicaid applications because
New Jersey Issues Updated Medicaid Penalty Divisor
The last time New Jersey updated it’s Medicaid penalty divisor was two years ago. The divisor is the State’s determination of what the average daily cost of nursing home care is across the State of New Jersey. Although it is supposed to be updated annually the last adjustment occurred
A Word About Family Caregiver Contracts (Part 2)
Last week I was telling you about Mary’s question to me. Her mom is in a Florida nursing home but she wants to bring her up north closer to Mary. Mom had given Mary $100,000 under a personal services contract which was drafted by a Florida attorney. Her question
A Word About Caregiver Contracts
Mary called because her mom is currently in a nursing facility in Florida. She wants to bring her up north to be closer to Mary. She then told me that a Florida attorney prepared a personal services contract in which Mom paid Mary a sum of $100,000 to provide
An Update on an Important Medicare Decision
In 2013 I wrote on this blog about an important court decision that impacted many seniors discharged from hospitals to subacute facilities for rehabilitation. (See my posts on March 25 and April 1, 2013.) Up to 100 days of rehabilitative services are covered by Medicare but many seniors receive