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By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources, LLC There’s so much to consider in life care planning. You’re worried about health and financial stability for your loved one who requires care (and everyone else involved). You must also factor family relationships and personal realities in this puzzle with many moving parts. But despite our best efforts […]

By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources, LLC Life care planning can be an uncertain process. And it’s tough even when you’re working with things you do know – like if your father has a living will or that eventually your aunt’s cancer treatments will no longer be effective. But what of the things you don’t […]

By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources, LLC We prefer it, even if so much of it is centered around language alone. What is person-centered care? It’s a philosophy that empowers the individual at the center of care. Sometimes individuals, as couples later in life often prefer to trek the journey together.  How is it so […]

By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources, LLC Your parents (or other loved ones) are getting older. Most of us at this stage – watching them enter their “golden years” while getting “up there” ourselves – try to assess “the damage” to see when it’s appropriate to make BIG DECISIONS. Can life-care planning wait a few […]

By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources Reflecting can be a good thing. But when it comes to the Long-Term Care Medicaid and the 5-year lookback period examining financial eligibility, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.  Many of us approaching the twilight of life intend on distributing our assets to loved ones anyways. But the government feels […]

By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources  Long-Term Care Medicaid eligibility in Florida – or rather the financial figures determining eligibility – changes slightly each year.  When qualifying for Medicaid, individuals and married couples alike must show the government they don’t have enough money, property and other assets that could otherwise be used to pay for […]