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Category Archives: Long-Term Care

How Does Your State Rank on the Long-Term Care Scorecard?

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

One of the primary concerns of the aging population is long-term care. As the life expectancy of Americans goes up so does the expectation that they will someday need some form of long-term care. You may not know whether that care will happen in a hospital, a nursing home, or in your own home,… Read More »

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Making the Transition to a Long-Term Care Facility as Smooth as Possible

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

One question that we often get from our clients is how to know when it’s time to place a parent into an assisted living facility or nursing home. Below are some of the most important steps that you can take to ensure that you know when to help your parent make the permanent move… Read More »

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Backyard Granny Pods

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

As America’s senior citizen population rises, middle-aged children of the elderly are trying to find ways to avoid sending their parents to an assisted living facility or nursing home. Reverend Kenneth Dupin of Salem, Virginia has created MEDcottage, a portable dwelling (approximately the size of a large shed or RV) that could be placed… Read More »

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Long-Term Care; Be Prepared in an Area of Uncertain Options

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

It’s flu season again, and the strain going around this year has been a difficult one, mainly because of how long it keeps its victims out of commission. So the article we recently found on Time.com about Long-Term Care seems particularly timely and relevant, if only because this year’s flu could be seen as… Read More »

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Recognizing Symptoms of Dementia

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

The Brown family reunion has always been an event everyone looks forward to. Family visits, games, stories and everyone’s favorite foods are always on the agenda. On the top of the menu is Grandmas Lemon Coconut Cake. Grandma always makes the traditional cake from her old family recipe. This year, however, the cake tasted… Read More »

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Employer Support for Care Giving Employees

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

“There are only four kinds of people in this world. Those who have been caregivers, those who are caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.” Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that in the year 2010, 54% of workforce employees will provide eldercare for… Read More »

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Pfizer Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Fails in Study

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that its Alzheimer’s drug candidate Dimebon did not meet its goal in a late stage clinical study, as the drug was no better than a placebo at treating the disease. The compound Dimebon did not meet any of its main or secondary goals in the study, which involved 598 patients… Read More »

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What Is the Veterans Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit?

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

”Aid and attendance” is a commonly used term for a little-known veterans’ disability income. The official title of this benefit is “Pension.” The reason for using “aid and attendance” to refer to Pension is that many veterans or their single surviving spouses can become eligible if they have a regular need for the aid… Read More »

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Average Cost of a Nursing Home Inches Closer to $80,000 a Year

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

Although the US economy has seen price rollbacks during the last year, long-term care providers have actually been raising rates, according to the 2009 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs. Private room nursing home rates rose 3.3 percent to an average of $79,935 a year… Read More »

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Pick’s Disease

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to represent multiple clients that have been diagnosed with Pick’s Disease. Pick’s Disease is a rare and permanent form of dementia that has serious and lasting effects on the person. Those who suffer from Pick’s Disease have behavioral and personality changes which will eventually make it impossible for them… Read More »

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