Price Hikes Abound At Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Facilities

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The COLA increase coming in January to Social Security recipients will help, but some segments of senior spending are rising at alarming double-digit rates.  The Wall Street Journal recently ran a story on price-hikes at nursing homes, assisted living and other senior living facilities.  It featured an interview with Dan Gallo, who received a letter saying that the cost of his grandmother’s care would go up 10.2% effective on September 15 to be followed by another 9.7% increase in 2023.  “How many seniors can afford an immediate $750 a month additional to their monthly fixed budget?†he asked rhetorically.  Blaming inflation, the nursing home said it would start adding a $25 daily fee to cover inflation

New Federal Database Tracks Nursing Home Ownership

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Officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finished up a new database which allows the public, state regulators and researchers to track common ownership, something which can be very important at looking out for poor management.  The data was required by President Joe Biden due to the large amount of federal funding that goes out to them.  Nursing homes were among the deadliest places to be during COVID-19, in large part due to lack of training and caregivers bringing in the virus, which spreads incredibly rapidly.

Watsonville, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus

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Watsonville, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus (Also Aromas, Big Sur,  Carmel-by-the-sea, Carmel Highlands, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Corral-de-tierra, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzalez, Greenfield, King City, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Prunedale, Salinas, Seaside, Sand City, & Soledad

We have developed a reputation for having the best caregivers (Home Care Aides or Senior Companions) in Monterey County over the past decade and have recently expanded into Santa Cruz County.   We are currently looking for qualified caregivers.

Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey and Santa Cruz is seeking compassionate, mature and dependable caregivers who want to improve the lives of our elderly Clients by providing in-home, non-medical care.  Our services include:

Caring companionship

Meal preparation

Incidental transportation

Running errands

Light housekeeping

Medication reminders

Monitoring of safety while bathing

Information and referral services

Other services that improve the safety, security and quality of life of seniors.

If you believe you would make an exceptional Home Care Aide, we would love to hear from you!  We prefer those with experience helping the elderly, disabled and others with mobility problems.  Having cared for those with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s is a plus.  To work for us, you must have excellent references, a clear criminal record, a good driving record, and an insured reliable vehicle.  To apply, please visit our website www.familyinhomecaregiving.com, click on careers where you can fill out an application online or go to https://tsc221.ersp.biz/index.cfm?event=Apply.index

We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.

Monterey, CA Elder Abuse Alert : Working From Home Scam

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There are so many online scams to watch out for it just gives me a headache.  One of the latest discovered by AARP involved a woman who was offered a job that she could do from home.  They sent her a W-9 form and a check for $3,00.  After she deposited the check, she was instructed to transfer $1,900 via a Bitcoin ATM to “ensure their financial linkup was secure.â€Â  After she made the transfer, her bank called her to inform her the check was fake.

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Cap Starts In 2025 : Too Late For Many

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The climate health bill recently passed by Congress provides quite a bit of relief for seniors.  However, the fact that not all provisions kick in next year has some seniors worried.  USA Today recently profiled Jackie Trapp, one of more than 1.3 million Americans whose drug spending exceeds Medicare;’s definition of “catastrophic†coverage.  Jackie has incurable blood cancer and is on a chemotherapy regimen which costs $240K per year and results in $21,740 in out-of-pocket expenses for the drug Revlimid.  “We used to donate a healthy amount to charity.  Now, I’m receiving charity,†she told USA Today.

Sand City, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus

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Sand City, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus (Also Aromas, Big Sur,  Carmel-by-the-sea, Carmel Highlands, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Corral-de-tierra, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzalez, Greenfield, King City, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Prunedale, Salinas, Seaside, Soledad & Watsonville

We have developed a reputation for having the best caregivers (Home Care Aides or Senior Companions) in Monterey County over the past decade and have recently expanded into Santa Cruz County.   We are currently looking for qualified caregivers.

Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey and Santa Cruz is seeking compassionate, mature and dependable caregivers who want to improve the lives of our elderly Clients by providing in-home, non-medical care.  Our services include:

Caring companionship

Meal preparation

Incidental transportation

Running errands

Light housekeeping

Medication reminders

Monitoring of safety while bathing

Information and referral services

Other services that improve the safety, security and quality of life of seniors.

If you believe you would make an exceptional Home Care Aide, we would love to hear from you!  We prefer those with experience helping the elderly, disabled and others with mobility problems.  Having cared for those with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s is a plus.  To work for us, you must have excellent references, a clear criminal record, a good driving record, and an insured reliable vehicle.  To apply, please visit our website www.familyinhomecaregiving.com, click on careers where you can fill out an application online or go to https://tsc221.ersp.biz/index.cfm?event=Apply.index

We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.

Diabetes A Huge Problem In The United States

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Despite numerous advances in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes over the past five decades, the disease has grown at an alarming rate.  One in seven Americans have the disease, up from one in 20 in the 1970’s.  Researchers have come to the sad conclusion that there is no drug powerful enough to counter the impact of poverty, pollution, stress, and a broken food system.  “Our entire society is perfectly designed to create Type 2 Diabetes,†Dr. Dean Schillinger, a professor of medicine at University of California, San Francisco, told The Wall Street Journal.  “We have to disrupt that,†he said.  He was part of a team of experts who gave Congress a road map of how to address the growing number of diabetics earlier this year, the first since 1975.  Hopefully, Congress will act on the report which was issued in January.

AARP Hosting Regular Presentations To Latino Seniors

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AARP California is hosting a number of free one-hour presentations targeted to the Hispanic Community called “Let’s Talk Dinero.â€Â  The webinars cover topics like asset protection, debt management, entrepreneurship, home-ownership scams, caregiving expenses and retirement plans through CalSavers.  Sessions are held live on the third Monday of each month.  You can register as well as listen to previously recorded sessions at www.aarp.org.LetsTalkDinero.

Prunedale, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus

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Prunedale, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus (Also Aromas, Big Sur,  Carmel-by-the-sea, Carmel Highlands, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Corral-de-tierra, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzalez, Greenfield, King City, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Salinas, Seaside & Soledad

We have developed a reputation for having the best caregivers (Home Care Aides or Senior Companions) in Monterey County over the past decade and have recently expanded into Santa Cruz County.   We are currently looking for qualified caregivers.

Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey and Santa Cruz is seeking compassionate, mature and dependable caregivers who want to improve the lives of our elderly Clients by providing in-home, non-medical care.  Our services include:

Caring companionship

Meal preparation

Incidental transportation

Running errands

Light housekeeping

Medication reminders

Monitoring of safety while bathing

Information and referral services

Other services that improve the safety, security and quality of life of seniors.

If you believe you would make an exceptional Home Care Aide, we would love to hear from you!  We prefer those with experience helping the elderly, disabled and others with mobility problems.  Having cared for those with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s is a plus.  To work for us, you must have excellent references, a clear criminal record, a good driving record, and an insured reliable vehicle.  To apply, please visit our website www.familyinhomecaregiving.com, click on careers where you can fill out an application online or go to https://tsc221.ersp.biz/index.cfm?event=Apply.index

We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.

1 In 10 Seniors Have Dementia, New Study Shows

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A new study, which was published in the journal JAMA Neurology, found that one in 10 Americans over the age of 65 have dementia, while 22% experienced mild cognitive impairment.   It studied nearly 3,500 people via interviews and neuropsychological tests on a randomly selected sample of seniors between June of 2016 and October of 2017.  15% of those who identified as black tested positive for dementia, while 22% had mild cognitive decline.  10% of those who identified as Hispanic had dementia, while 28% had mild cognitive impairment.  This compares to 9% of white people who had dementia and 21% had mild cognitive impairment.

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