Top 9 Medicaid Application Mistakes

Top 9 Medicaid Application Mistakes  • April 26, 2023  •  Issue #1540
Fearless Caregiver ProfileJoin us as we celebrate Fearless Caregivers sharing personal stories as we care for our loved ones. Read this week’s Fearless Caregiver Profile and feel free to add your profile as well, so we can learn from and share with our fellow caregivers. 
Buffy Duvall
How did you become the caregiver for your loved one?
We were living together when he became very ill. There was no question about his caregiver.

What is the hardest thing about being a caregiver and the most rewarding thing? 
The most rewarding this was the love he shared with me and, the hardest was not being able to get help for him and his death. …moreIN THIS ISSUE
Fearless Caregiver Profile
 Adapting Activities
 Top 9 Medicaid Mistakes
 Be Sweet to Your Feet
 Caregiver Corner

FEATURED ARTICLEAdapting Activities for People with Alzheimer’s Disease Source: National Institute on Aging
Doing things we enjoy gives us pleasure and adds meaning to our lives. People with Alzheimer’s disease need to be active and do things they enjoy. However, don’t expect too much. It’s not easy for them to plan their days and do different tasks...moreWE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
 Submit your original articles, poems and tips that you want to share with fellow caregivers. LEARN MORE

GUEST ARTICLETop 9 Medicaid Application MistakesBy Jason Neufeld, Esq.Giving away assets or income within five years of applying for long-term care Medicaid will cause the majority of state Medicaid programs to defer qualification of benefits for a period of time (the length of this period if ineligibility depends on the value of the gifted assets). ..moreCARETIPSBe Sweet to Your Feet Your feet work hard to get you where you need to be. But years of wear and tear can be rough on them. So can disease, bad circulation, poorly trimmed toenails, and wearing shoes that don’t fit. …moreTODAY’S CAREGIVER
FRIENDLY AWARDSENTER TODAY!CAREGIVER CORNERSome Things I Have Learnedby John PattersonI have learned to learn about the illness. In my case, I have learned about 11 illnesses, only to find that any one of them may crop up and have symptoms at any time and last for a few minutes, a few hours, a few days or even months. I have learned to take care of myself. The better I take care of myself, the better care I can give....moreDid you get this newsletter as a forward? SUBSCRIBE NOW  
Top 9 Medicaid Application Mistakes  • April 26, 2023  •  Issue #1540
Fearless Caregiver ProfileJoin us as we celebrate Fearless Caregivers sharing personal stories as we care for our loved ones. Read this week’s Fearless Caregiver Profile and feel free to add your profile as well, so we can learn from and share with our fellow caregivers. 
Buffy Duvall
How did you become the caregiver for your loved one?
We were living together when he became very ill. There was no question about his caregiver.

What is the hardest thing about being a caregiver and the most rewarding thing? 
The most rewarding this was the love he shared with me and, the hardest was not being able to get help for him and his death. …moreIN THIS ISSUE
Fearless Caregiver Profile
 Adapting Activities
 Top 9 Medicaid Mistakes
 Be Sweet to Your Feet
 Caregiver Corner

FEATURED ARTICLEAdapting Activities for People with Alzheimer’s Disease Source: National Institute on Aging
Doing things we enjoy gives us pleasure and adds meaning to our lives. People with Alzheimer’s disease need to be active and do things they enjoy. However, don’t expect too much. It’s not easy for them to plan their days and do different tasks...moreWE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
 Submit your original articles, poems and tips that you want to share with fellow caregivers. LEARN MORE

GUEST ARTICLETop 9 Medicaid Application MistakesBy Jason Neufeld, Esq.Giving away assets or income within five years of applying for long-term care Medicaid will cause the majority of state Medicaid programs to defer qualification of benefits for a period of time (the length of this period if ineligibility depends on the value of the gifted assets). ..moreCARETIPSBe Sweet to Your Feet Your feet work hard to get you where you need to be. But years of wear and tear can be rough on them. So can disease, bad circulation, poorly trimmed toenails, and wearing shoes that don’t fit. …moreTODAY’S CAREGIVER
FRIENDLY AWARDS ENTER TODAY!CAREGIVER CORNERSome Things I Have Learnedby John PattersonI have learned to learn about the illness. In my case, I have learned about 11 illnesses, only to find that any one of them may crop up and have symptoms at any time and last for a few minutes, a few hours, a few days or even months. I have learned to take care of myself. The better I take care of myself, the better care I can give....more Did you get this newsletter as a forward? SUBSCRIBE NOW  

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Log Out /  Change )

Connecting to %s

%d bloggers like this: