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What It Means to Need ‘Nursing Home Level of Care’
When applying for Medicaid’s long-term care coverage, in addition to the strict income and asset limits, you must demonstrate that you need a level care typically provided in a nursing home. Whether you are applying for nursing home coverage or through a Medicaid...
December 2021 newsletter ends year with news on four topics
Dear Clients and referral partners, This morning, we released our December 2021 Client E-newsletter from R. F. Meyer & Associates. If you did not receive a copy by email, find a link below to the full newsletter in PDF form. With the sands of the hourglass of 2021...
COVID vaccination rates added to Medicare’s nursing home info
Individuals who are researching nursing homes can now see staff and resident vaccination rates along with other quality and safety measure information at Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare website. The official Medicare website includes a nursing home rating...
Hiring a caregiver: Employ one yourself or go through an agency?
Most seniors prefer to stay at home as long as possible rather than move into a nursing home. For many families, this means eventually hiring a caregiver to look after an aging relative. There are two main ways to hire someone: directly or through a home health...
Better Than No Loaf: Medicaid ‘Half a Loaf’ Asset Strategies
While it is preferable to conduct long-term care planning well in advance of needing care, if you haven’t planned ahead, there are some strategies available to avoid spending all your assets. Three so-called "half a loaf" approaches allow a Medicaid applicant to give...
Rise in Social Security payments will be biggest in 39 years
The year was 1983: The U.S. invaded Granada. A gallon of gas cost 96 cents. Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ video premiered. That year was also the last time that Social Security recipients saw a cost-of-living increase steeper than the one just announced for 2022. This...
Social Security checks set for healthy 5.9 percent increase in January
Dear Clients and referral partners, This morning, we released our November 2021 Client E-newsletter from R. F. Meyer & Associates. If you did not receive a copy by email, find a link below to the full newsletter in PDF form. On the good news/bad news front: Social...
Online Survey Helps Assess Seniors’ Financial Vulnerability
All older Americans are vulnerable to financial abuse, but there are certain circumstances that make someone more likely to be scammed. An online survey can help older adults (or their caregivers) assess their risk of being exploited based on how they make financial...
Social Security Fund Shortfall Predicted Year Earlier Due to Pandemic
The Social Security trustees are projecting that due to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic the Social Security trust fund will be depleted in 2033 -- one year earlier than the previous estimates. Once the fund is depleted, Social Security benefits will be...