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  • Caregivers, Know Medicare’s PT Rules

    Until quite recently there were rules governing what Medicare will reimburse if a qualified adult was prescribed physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech therapy.  Patients needed to show documented improvement if Medicare was going to continue to cover their...

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  • Nursing Home or Village?

    A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office created a bit of a stir among geriatric care managers, because it predicted that the dollars spent on nursing homes and longer term care will amount to 3.3 percent of gross...

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  • Geriatric Care Advice for Quantifying Caregiver Burden

    There is no doubt that being a caregiver to an older loved one can be a positive and rewarding experience and it may be a way to give back.  But the caregiving demands can become onerous, and the caregiver...

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  • Six Geriatric Care Management Tips to Beat Summer Heat

    It may be just the first week of summer, but if you are a caregiver to an older adult it is not too early to be alert to the toll that summer’s heat can take on your loved one....

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  • Older and Still Working?

    I did not start out as a geriatric care consultant although I have been one for nearly 20 years.  I actually started in care management helping injured workers, but it seems that life has come around full circle with...

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  • Geriatric Care Management Services for Functional Status

    As a geriatric care manager, I have to admit that we are very skilled at not only providing senior care options for those among our clients with medical conditions, but translating medical speak into a language that clients, caregivers...

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  • The Other Costs of Alzheimer’s

    As a geriatric care consultant, I field a lot of questions from people concerned about memory issues in an older loved one.  Alzheimer’s Disease is a  condition currently affecting over 5 million people in America, and it is estimated...

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  • Four Geriatric Care Management Considerations about Fall Prevention

    About one in five adults over the age of 65 will fall in their homes during the course of a year, and for some this will be part of an inevitable decline in their abilities to care for themselves...

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