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Medicaid Eligibility in Florida: 2023 Community Spouse Resource Allowance
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) 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 […]
Life-Care Plan: Where Do We Begin?
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources, LLC Planning for every part of the life journey is never easy. Many of us retire and think the planning’s done. But there’s even more to factor in a strong, comprehensive life-care plan that factors your (and/or your loved one’s) care […]
Primary Caregivers: Communication Tips with an Unsupportive Team Member
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) You wake up in the morning to a mountain of primary caregiver tasks. Your loved one needs breakfast. This week’s medications must be sorted. Shoot, the laundry’s still in the dryer! One of their doctors left you a voicemail when you managed a quick bathroom break. And […]
Anticipatory Grief in Hospice Care: Strategies & Resources to Help
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Hospice care arouses POWERFUL emotions. It feels like “the beginning of the end” for your loved one, and the hearts and minds of care partners understandably churn with sorrow. We must cope with the stress, emotional fatigue, sorrow and even anger, so here are some ways to […]
4 Ways to Make Assisted Living Feel More Like Home
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources, LLC Moving into an assisted living community, nursing home (or any other long-term facility) can be an extremely difficult decision. The main goal? Receive top-notch care while making it feel like home. Last time, we addressed the preparations that should be […]
5 Caregiver Tips BEFORE Moving to Assisted Living
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources, LLC Moving a loved one into assisted living (or any other type of advanced care) is a HUGE change that comes with stress for everyone involved. For the person moving. For close family and friends. For the systems and services that […]