by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Caregiver Issues, End of Life Planning, Estate Planning, Health Care Advocacy
It is important to discuss your beliefs and wishes with your health care surrogate. When instructing your health care surrogates about your wishes in the event you become incapacitated and they need to make health care decisions, you should consider the following...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Caregiver Issues
By Barbara A. Miller, R.N. What is a care plan meeting? When an individual is admitted to a skilled nursing home, the staff has regularly scheduled meetings (within fourteen days of admission and then quarterly) regarding the care and progress of a patient. Who...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning
Last week, I began to answer a reader’s question about the liability of a person acting under the authority of a durable power of attorney. Specifically, the reader was concerned about the liability of the agent (also called the “attorney-in-fact”) when acting for an...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Caregiver Issues
A recent study by Met Life estimated that employees having caregiving responsibilities to elder family members cost U.S. employers approximately $13.4 billion per year. The study cites a number of factors contributing to this cost: • employees providing eldercare were...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Estate Planning, Financing Long Term Care, Health Care Advocacy, Medicaid
All aspects of a client’s situation must be considered. I had a meeting with two brothers whose father was suffering from a long term chronic condition. Their mother had been his sole caregiver for about five years and she had just passed away. Her husband...
