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Welcome to Aunt Ann's Home Care
Keeping abreast of what is
happening in the home care, home health care, aging and eldercare world will
create a more informed and more helpful network. Aunt Ann's Agency brings you this one
page newsletter in the spirit of cooperation. We hope you find it useful. |
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Senior Care is an Issue That Usually Arises When a Need Presents
Saul Friedman who writes a column, "Gray Matters" for www.newsday.com
is like many baby boomers who are just now realizing that elder care is
complicated, that the aging services delivery system is fragmented and
not organized, and that starting to pay attention now and doing some
planning are key to successful long term care.
He offers some worthwhile suggestions for 2008 for those adult children who are charged with looking after their parents.
First, he says you can best help your parents if you can get them to talk a little about their finances.
He
discussed reverse mortgages as an option for those who have built up
equity in a home and would like to use it to assist in paying for
private care.
Another suggestion is to consider buying parents long term care insurance.
To
reinforce a point that care coverage is something that should be
planned now rather than waiting until the need arises, he states,
"Medicare does not cover long term nursing care, although it will pay
for medical care."
As a resource Friedman notes that "several
states, including New York, Connecticut, Indiana, California and
Florida offer "partnership" long term care policies which permit the
policy holders to save some or all of their assets and still get
Medicaid when the insurance runs out."
He suggests Medicaid
planning and recommends finding an experienced attorney who specializes
in elder law. Friedman offers, "try searching for a lawyer in your area
at www.aarp.org/families, or the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, www.naela.org."
Read the entire article by Saul Friedman on www.newsday.com by clicking here. |
Find Resources on BenefitsCheckUp.org
Many
older people may require some assistance in paying for prescription
drugs, health care, utilities and other basic needs. Developed and
maintained by The National Council on Aging (NCOA), BenefitsCheckUp is
the nation's most comprehensive Web-based service to screen for
benefits programs for seniors with limited income and resources.
BenefitsCheckUp
includes more than 1,550 public and private benefits programs from all
50 states and the District of Columbia, such as:
- Prescription drugs
- Nutrition (including Food Stamps)
- Energy assistance
- Financial
- Legal
- Health care
- Social Security
- Housing
- In-home services
- Tax relief
- Transportation
- Educational assistance
- Employment
- Volunteer services
Since
2001, millions of people have used BenefitsCheckUp to find benefits
programs that help them pay for prescription drugs, health care, rent,
utilities, and other needs.
Visit www.benefitscheckup.org to see the program in action. |
When to Stop Driving
AARP offers warning signs and resources for those who either need to limit or stop driving.
Warning Signs
- Feeling uncomfortable and nervous or fearful while driving
- Dents and scrapes on the car or on fences, mailboxes, arage doors, curbs etc.
- Difficulty staying in the lane of travel
- Getting lost
- Trouble paying attention to signals, road signs and pavement markings
- Slower response to unexpected situations
- Medical conditions or medications that may be affecting the ability to handle the car safely
- Frequent "close calls" (i.e. almost crashing)
- Trouble judging gaps in traffic at intersections and on highway entrance/exit ramps
- Other drivers honking at you and instances when you are angry at other drivers
- Friends or relatives not wanting to drive with you
- Difficulty seeing the sides of the road when looking straight ahead
- Easily distracted or having a hard time concentrating while driving
- Having a hard time turning around to check over your shoulder while backing up or changing lanes
- Frequent traffic tickets or "warnings" by traffic or law enforcement officers in the last year or two
Visit the AARP site for more information.
Read an article on getting a driving assessment as a step in recognizing the need to stop or limit driving. |
| Tradition of Caring
Aunt Ann's has had a tradition of caring since 1958. We would like to share one of our favorite recipes - from our family to yours.
Breakfast Casserole
* 1 pound ground pork sausage
* 1 teaspoon mustard powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 4 eggs, beaten
* 2 cups milk
* 6 slices white bread, toasted and cut into cubes
* 8 ounces mild Cheddar cheese, shredded
DIRECTIONS
1. Crumble sausage into a medium skillet. Cook over medium heat until evenly brown; drain.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together mustard powder, salt, eggs and milk. Add the sausage, bread cubes, and cheese, and stir to coat evenly. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover, and chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours, or overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4. Cover, and bake 45 to 60 minutes. Uncover, and reduce temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until set.
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About Aunt Ann's Home Care
Aunt Ann's Home Care is the Bay Area's trusted choice in home care. Since 1958, Aunt Ann's has been providing affordable, reliable, compassionate and trustworthy caregivers to those needing as little as a two hour visit or as much as 24-hour care. Aunt Ann's employs and supervises all of its highly experienced caregivers, which include personal care attendants, home health aides, and nurses aides. Call 415-974-3530 or 650-757-2000 today or visit www.auntannshomecare.com to find out why families and hospitals consider Aunt Ann's their number one choice in quality home care. |
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