Posts Tagged Medicaid

  • Sandwiched, Part 3 Sandwiched, Part 3

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home The previous two articles in this series have ties to the “Sandwich Generation:” those who are sandwiched between caring for a parent (or other relative) and caring for (or financially supporting) their children. As more and more A...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    By Kathy Nitz GolderCare Solutions I serve as a Benefits Advocate at GolderCare Solutions. We solve long term care problems. I often ponder what our clients would do if someone like me, who understands the various rules and procedures associated with Medicaid, could not advocate on their behalf...

  • Misconceptions of Medicaid - Your Advocacy Connection Misconceptions of Medicaid – Your Advocacy Connection

    By Kathy Nitz GolderCare Solutions I have been involved with benefits planning for seniors and disabled clients for the better part of the last 13 years, with Jamieson Long & Associates, and then with its sister company, GolderCare Solutions. I interact daily with government and other agencies ...

  • Home is Where Your Heart Is Home is Where Your Heart Is

    By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Every year on each of their children’s birthdays, Tim and Elizabeth recorded their children’s growth progress on the backdoor of their family home. At age three, James was as tall as the doorknob, and Catherine brushed just below the top panel at age 1...

  • Your Advocacy Connection – Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy

    By Glenda Thomas GolderCare Solutions I drive a 2006 Chrysler Town and Country van. It’s not fancy, but it gets me and my tribe where we need to go. I know how to put gas in the tank and call for routine oil changes, yet when the check engine light comes on…I call the specialist. Accessing ...

  • Bettendorf Health Care Center Medicaid Program (Title 19) Bettendorf Health Care Center Medicaid Program (Title 19)

    By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care Up to 75 percent of residents living in a nursing home today are living there under the Medicaid program. Many seniors entering a nursing facility do not have funds available to pay for their room and board privately. In these cases, the...

  • Choices in Senior Living Choices in Senior Living

    By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care Seniors today are fortunate that there are so many choices in senior housing today. The choices for senior housing have changed significantly over the years. Back in the 1990s, seniors had basically two choices; either live at home or move...

  • Your Advocacy Connection - What does GolderCare Solutions do? – Part 5 Your Advocacy Connection – What does GolderCare Solutions do? – Part 5

    Your Advocacy Connection Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy GolderCare Solutions provides long-term care solutions by offering classic and comprehensive care coordination and advocacy. Comprehensive care coordination and advocacy services helps to provide solutions to our clie...