Articles Posted in Elder Health

Even though strokes are the leading cause of preventable deaths, very few people know much about them. So, the American Stroke Association has published a list of things you didn’t know about strokes for its 20th anniversary. Here are the top 10. There are three different types of strokes: Ischemic, Hemorrhagic, and TIA (Transient Ischemic…

According to a Human Rights Watch report, nursing homes are doping tens of thousands residents with anti-psychotic drugs that don’t have diagnoses that require them. Not only that they are doing it without the patients’ consent. In the report called, “They Want Docile,” the group claims 179,000 residents of long-term nursing homes across the country…

Under Medicaid laws, if you transfer certain assets five years before you apply for Medicaid, Your access to Medicaid can be delayed, the length of the delay depending on the amount of the transfer. While federal tax laws allow you to transfer up to $14,000 a year without having to pay a gift tax, Medicaid…

Last month, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, asked an appeals court to overturn a decision voiding California’s “right to die” law. This week an appeals court reinstated the law, at least temporarily. The Fourth District Court of Appeals in Riverside issued an immediate stay putting the End of Life Option back into effect. It also…

About 5.7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease — 5.5 million of them aged 65 and older. By 2025, that number could jump 29% to 7.1 million. The Alzheimers Association says every 65 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease. By 2050, that will happen every 33 seconds. These new numbers are in a…

Many people get confused between Medicaid and Medicare. So, what’s the difference? While, both programs were federally created, they do different things Basically Medicare is health insurance for people 65 or older and Medicaid is for people who meet certain income requirements. While Medicare will pay for some rehabilitative services in a nursing home, Medicaid…