Caring in America

Getting Mom Care and Paying for It--
After breaking her hip, she is discharged from Skilled Nursing. Now What??
She initially may need 24-hour care, for a week, for many weeks or more! 
Who will care for her? How much will it cost?
Care in the Home. Care at an Assited Living but you could be paying two bills!!
$7,000 to $29,000 a month!! It could be that much! Do they have that much money?
Where does the money come from? Their piggy bank, the family piggy bank, a Long-Term Care Insurance Policy, a Reverse Mortgage, the Veterans Administration.
This scenario is appliable to a broken hip, a stroke or an illness!!

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Navigating her Care
Mom broke her hip. The Hospital, surgery and then Skilled Nursing.
Tip, Be Mom's eyes and ears.
Tip, Ask many questions of Doctors, Nurses, Social Worker, Case Manager and the Discharge Planner
Tip, Stay engaged! Her recovery is long and there will be many ups and downs.

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Help!! Mom fell! 
They're saying she probably broke her hip!!!

I got to get to Chicago. I got to think—Jimmy has his baseball game today; Jennifer's ballet recital is tomorrow. Jim's leaving on his work trip, tonight!!!! What am I going to do???
Ok, think! No one lives close to Mom, Dad's gone!! Ok, stay calm!!
Who do I call? What do I do? Mom has never been in a hospital! What's going to happen to her?? 
I go to call my Boss. I got to call Jim. I got to make that flight!
Does this hit close to home?

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A Conversation with a Luke Daniels, a Senior Care Advocate.
Learn about all the services provided by a Senior Care Advocate. All the ways they be helpful from Planning through Care and much more. The goal is clear advice and guidance. Coordination with attorneys, financial advisors, courts, doctors and hospitals as well as independent, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. 
 About Luke
He has an aim to support you through the complex and delicate process of planning for aging. Luke is passionate about preparing people so they can live a comfortable and independent life. Since 2004 Luke has been involved in caring for and advising seniors. His knowledge and passion are in planning, coordinating care and aiding in choosing the living situation that will suit everyone the best. Luke works Nationwide, in addition he works with Clients out of the Country.

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Our Conversation,
We discussed education and being prepared for aging and care. Addressing with Darra Wray, three Organizations, she is involved with, Learn Idaho, My Care Companions and My Data Diary and how these will assist you! We discussed these Organizations and Key Words, Education, Solutions and Resources.
Talked about Care and how it can be hands-on care. It can also be managing the many, (maybe over 100+) documents that someone has in their life. Who will manage all the personal information and the multitude of documents?

Darra's background
She is a business professional with more than 25 years of practical business and finance experience and an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA.  In 2018, she became a Certified Senior Adviser (CSA)® and left her role as a finance executive to launch My Care Companions. In addition to her business background, Darra also has over 25 years of personal experience as a family caregiver and patient advocate and has had a life-long interest in healthcare.  She developed a true passion for family care giving and elder care services through her personal life experiences. Darra developed the My Data Diary+ family information management tool and set out on a mission to change the personal data management paradigm.   My Care Companions provides education, tools and resources to caregivers so they can focus more of their time and energy caring for their loved ones.  She invites you all to join her revolution to liberate your data!     
https://learnidaho.org/

http://www.mydatadiary.com/

http://www.mycarecompanions.com/

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 An Important Episode

The Family Conversation, what is it and how do you start the conversation? Care, who provides the care. The Cost of Care. some real numbers and answers. Paying for Care. How do we pay for Care? Who can help? Are there any Programs we may not have heard of? Medicare. What does it pay for? Medicaid and more

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All the areas we will discuss.

 The Plan and why it's important. The Professionals, who they are and why I need their services. What "Elder Care at Work" is and why my Employer should offer education and benefits to help their employee. Why my doctor’s office should have a broad and deep understanding about the complexities of Aging and Care. Why is it important for the staff to understand all the issues around extended care.  What is Care, what it costs. How many ways exist to Pay for Care. What will Medicare and Medicaid pay for. How technology can help with extended Care. What is Palliative Care, what is Hospice and what is pre-planning vs. at need. The effects of Aging and Care on our Economy and our Society. 

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We are an Aging Nation, per the AARP, we have approximately 109 Million folks are 50 and older, by 2050 that number will be pushing 160 Million.
In our 18 years of experience, 99% are unprepared for Aging and Care.

Our New Podcast is entitled Elder Ed, Understanding the Complexities of Aging and Care.

Our Goal: To Provide National Education and Solutions about these complexities, utilizing expert guests and discussions.

To make Aging and Care easier for the aging individual and those around them 

To assist the Elder Care Industry in a better understanding of all the factors surrounding Aging and Care, which in turn will benefit the individual, those around them and the Elder Care Industry

Why should I listen? 

Do you have aging loved ones, Mom, Dad, In-Laws, Grandparent(s), close Aunt or Uncle, Spouse or Partner? 

Have you had a detailed conversation with each of them about their wishes as they age and who would provide short term or long-term care for them if they got ill, fell or both?

If you haven't had these conversations, you should listen. If you had these conversations, you should listen and learn more. 

Do you work in the Elder Care Industry?

Do you understand the right questions to be asking Clients, Patients and those around them?  If you don't know these questions and the solutions, you should listen. If you think you know these questions and the solutions, you should listen and learn more.

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