Comment on Social Security Increase: Will It Be Enough for Your Parent?

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:06:29 -0000

My Mother has a Auxiliary Grant and I still can't find assisted living are a Nursing Home in the FRedericskburg va Area That will take her as soon as you say she is a Auxiliary Grant that's it. How Elsa can I help her ,she is in the Filmore House in Petersburg VA not a very nice place and so far away,I cant get there as often as i would like.

Comment on Social Security Increase: Will It Be Enough for Your Parent?

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:29:08 -0000

I am not sick. I do not have any chronic or non chronic illnesses. Medicare has made me a pauper. I get $2 more than disabled people on SSI who never worked and do not have to pay medicare premiums. I go to the free clinic in my city if I happen to have a cold or accident. I do not wish to have medicare premiums deducted from my benefit. Needless to say I did not prepare. Thats water under the bridge. I could really use that $123 dollars to buy food. Because of my benefit before the premium deduction, I do not qualify for welfare.

Comment on 10 Signs Your Parent Is Struggling Financially

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:05:10 -0000

extremely helpful.... so many new ideas that I hadn't thought of, but would help in watching out for signs of elderly financial woes. Thank you....Leslie

Comment on Beware: Scammers Are Targeting Grandparents

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:58:06 -0000

Connecticut BBB warns families about “grandparent scam” Connecticut Better Business Bureau President,Paulette Hotton Scarpetti,says the best thing for seniors to do when they receive these kinds of calls is to hang up and call their grandchild or his or her parents to see if the call is legitimate."These criminals are preying on the emotions of some of society’s most vulnerable people,the elderly. With a little work these thieves can find enough information on the Internet to make the calls seem legitimate,"says Scarpetti,"however the grandparent can also inadvertently provide enough information to actually help the con artist." ---------------------------------- joycelorenza Advisor

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Anonymous — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:54:15 -0000

Comment on Beware: Scammers Are Targeting Grandparents

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:43:29 -0000

Create a "secret word" that only you and your grandchildren know. The caller must use the "secret word" to verify identity. If the caller doesn't know the "secret word" then you know it's a scam.

Comment on What the Financial Meltdown Means for You and Your Family

WrtingFrontier — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:53:12 -0000

Nice article. Thanks. When considering the impact on the average American family, your readers might also enjoy "The Europeanization of America" at Writing Frontier's http://writingfrontier.com/2008/07/27/the-europeanization-of-america/ Enjoy.

Comment on Medicare Hotline Leaves Callers Cold

sunnysouth — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:11:20 -0000

Right on the mark. I've gotten erroneous information from several government resources and often their website ( and some private sites as well) have links that don't even work! IT's hard enough to deal with all of this stuff without having to wade through info that is not right or hard to even track down!

Comment on Keeping Your Parents Safe From Scammers

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:38:59 -0000

Great Article! my research reveals the reason why we have so many scammer on the net is two fold, people lead a busy life & people just do not know what to do? So, I wrote a short hub with simple easy to follow step with links to do it with. It's called "Report Scammers!"http://hubpages.com/_12decfraud86/hub/Report-Scammers

Comment on Tough Times Can Turn Seniors into Bargain Hunters

santisam — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:36:49 -0000

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santisam — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:33:21 -0000

Comment on Medicare: Billing Hassles Ahead

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:56:34 -0000

Great information on medicare billing. I think Facility billing is insurance billing for hospitals, inpatient or outpatient clinics, and other offices such as ambulatory surgery centers. This insurance billing is not the same as billing for a regular doctor or specialist.

Comment on Seniors Hit Hard By Overdraft Charges

Anonymous — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:09:03 -0000

It's disgusting how banks have become addicted to overdraft fee income. They charge an arm and a let and then blame it on the account holder. There are so many ways that the banks manipulate the payment system to increase this revenue. http://www.odnsf.com

Comment on Your Parents' Estate: Not a Windfall Anymore

LifeSpan Coach — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:33:32 -0000

Dear Stephanie, Thank you so much for what you do and write for all of us in the world of caregiving. My business partner, Debby Bitticks and I have created a solution for our parents - a fabulously educational DVD. Saving Our Parents is hosted and narrated by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Ed Asner, directed by Emmy winner Jeff MacIntyre and produced by intergenerational experts Debby Bitticks and myself, Dorothy Breininger of Delphi Health Products, Inc. Featuring LAPD Chief William Bratton, L.A. Public Health Director Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Art Linkletter, Michael Reagan, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Dr. Marion Somers and a host of other experts, Saving Our Parents is a MUST SEE documentary that will help to protect and educate you and your loved ones about safe and health aging. Interviewees tell shocking stories of families decieved by predators and offer inspiring life-saving information from the country's most trust experts on the topic. Segments include: predatory caregivers and crooked conservators financial scam artists neglectful nursing homes generations living together harmoniously dangerous hoarding disorders that post health risks Michael Reagan's transformational experience with his father, former president Ronald Reagan and Alzheimer's Disease Tips from Marc Hankin, Elder Abuse Attorney Chicken Soup for the Soul Authors, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen and legendary icon Art Linkletter offer inspirational tips for safe and healthy aging 'People over age 60 make up only one-eighth of the U.S. population, yet they constitute one of every three scam victims,' writes Sid Kirchheimer, an advistor to AARP. Saving Our Parents offers solutions to keep the aging population of the country safe, and knowledge to help adult children care for their parents. Please visit www.savingourparents.com

Comment on Reverse Mortgages: Looking for Trouble?

SchaferLTC — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:06:59 -0000

Here's another idea: fix America's LTC system before it's too late. Give Medicaid back to the poor, put Medicaid planners out of business, and unleash the potential of private financing alternatives like insurance and reverse mortgages. The moral: save, invest and insure all you can, especially for long-term care. Because LTC is what you'll need as Medicare pays less and less for fewer and fewer acute care services just to stay in front of the grim fiscal reaper.

Comment on Insurance Coverage: Denied!

Bell star — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:43:52 -0000

Some of your best allies can be your state's insurance commission, or, if a denial involves managed care, your state's managed care spokesperson. I was in a pickle, placed the call to the commission, and was so reassured and empowered. They know your rights and how to make sure you get what you're entitled to. One major thing is to always get your phone contact's name and position (and location sometimes in bigger companies), write it down in a log, and make some notes about what you accomplished in the call and what's needed to be done next. Often, just armed with facts of previous calls, I've gotten what I needed. Plus, I've been in a better positon to figure out what 'mistake' caused the denial.

Comment on Doctors Don't Seem to Care for Medicare

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:56:06 -0000

I agree, but just increasing Medicare coverage does not solve the fundamental health care system in the US. When you hear that the US spends ~14% of its GNP on Health care and the UK spends ~9%, yet the life expectancy in the UK is higher than in the US you have to wonder what is wrong. Given that our politicians are not prepared to rock the special interest group system in Washington, one wonders what it will take. I would have thought the AARP, as a special interest group which is known to have some influence would have been more proactive in this area. Perhaps it is, - the opposing special interest groups are presumably more powerful and the politicians roll accordingly.

Comment on Doctors Don't Seem to Care for Medicare

anonymous — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:02:26 -0000

I would add that putting political pressure on elected officials to increase the Medicare reimbursement rates is the only long-term solution to this crisis. And it is a crisis.

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love torn — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:24:53 -0000

Anything & everything on Alzheimer's is helpful in educating us . I find it diffucult because there aren't as many people like my husband who has Early Onset Alzheimer's as his younger sister and his brother who passed away in a memory community . In hindsight we realize this is the 3rd generation on his his father's side with dementia . If anyone else has this same problem I would be curious to hear what they have learned about it. Concerned for off spring KS

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Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:28:24 -0000

The IRS publishes the 1040A form (all forms) in LARGE PRINT and Braille. From the Forms and Publications page, select: "accessible tax products". It will be necessary to download and unzip the document. If this is difficult for you, ask for help at your library.

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