Pam Rinehart
Letting your loved one with Mild Impaired Cognition settle in……
Martha a 90 year young, pleasantly spirited lady with Mild Impaired Cognition, and her son Bob, made the decision to move Martha to adult foster home. Martha was having a few more falls, and the hope was, with a smaller setting in an AFH she would have better over sight. The first morning after her move, I received a frantic call from her son Bob saying mom had to move, she wasn't adapting to the new home, she was anxious and agitated. Continue reading
Medicare beneficiary changes
If you are a Medicare beneficiary, make sure you are aware of the Medicare changes that occurred in over the past 7 years in regards to what your patient status is during your hospital stay. Not asking the right questions can cost you thousands of dollars out of your pocket...
It also is important to know that Medicare requires three consecutive midnights as an admitted inpatient before being discharged to skilled nursing or rehabilitation care. Continue reading