“Caring for Aging Relatives is Draining, Both Financially and Emotionally,” by Melinda Skutnick, CNET Quote: The high price of eldercare in the United States often falls on the shoulders of families, who struggle between making ends meet and enlisting the best care for their aging relatives. My own family’s situation in a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, is just one of many stories in a country where a growing aging population faces similar financial struggles.”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: Every article like this one—and there are many—should end with this admonition: “If
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“Viagra Lowers the Risk of Alzheimer’s by Almost 70%, Study Says,” by Thomas Kissel, Greek Reporter Quote: “New research published recently suggests that Pfizer’s erectile dysfunction drug Viagra can decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to 69 percent.”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: Tell me this isn’t a spoof.     Subscribe to GoldenCare News  
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“Welcome to the December e-Brief,” CLTC Quote: “2022 was a big year for CLTC – we initiated our first thought leadership study (in partnership with Home Instead and Homethrive), convened industry leaders at the CLTC Summit to discuss the future of the industry, delivered 11 thought provoking webinars, introduced the CE approved Foundations class and developed many new client engagement tools.  We have even more planned for 2023; it’s going to be an exciting year! Thank you for being a friend of CLTC; We would love to see you become an official part of our family in 2023.”   LTC Comment,
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“How to Talk to Your Parents About Long-Term Care,” by Cameron Huddleston, Advisor Today Quote: “As tough as it might be to imagine your parents being unable to care for themselves, the thought of discussing this possibility with them probably seems even harder. But it’s important to talk to your parents sooner rather than later to develop a plan for long-term care if they ever need it. If you wait for an emergency to strike, emotions will be running high and you’ll likely have fewer options to deal with your parents’ need for care.”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses,
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“How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions,” by Fred Schulte and Holly k. Hacker, NPR Quote: “A review of 90 government audits, released exclusively to KHN in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, reveals that Blue Cross and a number of other health insurers issuing Medicare Advantage plans have tried to sidestep regulations requiring them to document medical conditions the government paid them to treat. The audits, the most recent ones the agency has completed, sought to validate payments to Medicare Advantage health plans for 2011 through 2013. As KHN reported late last month, auditors uncovered millions
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“Growing Older with Enthusiasm,” by Neil Haley, NeilHaley.com Quote: “In this episode, Dr. Ron Kaiser interviews Steve Moses .He is president of the Center for Long-Term Care Reform.”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: This may be confusing at first. It is an episode of Neil Haley’s podcast in which Dr. Ron Kaiser of “Growing Older With Enthusiasm” interviews me. It’s 27 minutes of LTC policy and planning talk. If it starts in the middle, just click where it begins. Enjoy.       Subscribe to GoldenCare News  
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“Assisted Living Facilities Pressed to Address Growing Needs of Older, Sicker Residents,” by Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Quote: “Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs of older adults and should focus more on residents’ medical and mental health concerns, according to a recent report by a diverse panel of experts. It’s a clarion call for change inspired by the altered profile of the population that assisted living now serves. Residents are older, sicker, and more compromised by impairments than in the past: 55% are 85 and older, 77% require help with bathing, 69% with walking, and 49% with
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