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  Find out if your parent is eligible for cash assistance for the in-home care you provide.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Where do I go to find eligibility rules for Medicare home care?

  Where can I learn about Medicare home care eligibility? Medicare eligibility for home health care is complex -- first order a booklet from Medicare.

• Question - Will a long-term care insurance policy pay for care from a nurse practitioner?

  Whether a long-term care insurance policy may pay for care from a nurse practitioner depends on whether the policy covers home care, and if so what its pay-out terms are.

• Question - Will my grandmother lose Medicare benefits if she is checked out of a rehab center without a doctor's approval?

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• Question - What is the average hourly rate for in home caregiving?

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• Question - When is the right time to call in hospice?

  Hospice care is generally reserved for those who are diagnosed to be near death. But other options for help with care may be available.

• Question - I am a home health care aide. Where are the best resources...

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• Question - Is it all right to bathe in warm water when there is a blood clot in a toe?

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• Question - Financial help when a parent leaves a nursing home to live with family?

  A low-income elder who leaves a nursing home to live with family may get help from Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid.

• Question - I would like to have someone visit my mom twice a week while I am gone for two months in January and February. Who do I talk to about it?

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• Question - Can my mother continue to see her current physical therapist if she isn't Medicare certified?

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• Question - How do I find in-home care for my father?

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• Question - If I buy my mother's home, and she later needs to enter a...

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• Question - How much income is too much for a senior to receive in...

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• Question - Can I get paid to be my mom's caregiver?

  Can I get paid to be my parent's caregiver? There are some ways to get paid as a parent's caregiver, but they usually don't amount to full-time pay.

• Question - My father is completely disabled but refuses to accept 24 hour care or live in a nursing home. How can I get him to accept more help?

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• Question - How can I find agencies or companies that provide in-home care in my area?

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• Question - How can I overcome my father's resistance to hiring a home health aide to bathe my mother?

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• Question - What is meant by "medically neccessary" or under what circumstances will Medicare pay for long-term care?

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News

• News - Medicare Web Site Confounds Many Seniors

  TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A majority of...