Paying for long term care
Long term care can be very expensive.
Handling Parent Care Challenges
Navigating Eldercare Challenges from Abroad
Each family’s parent care challenges are unique – shaped by a parent’s physical, mental and emotional condition and by family dynamics and circumstances. Examples below are common challenges. When a warning flag calls you to parent care action, you might find yourself faced with one of these. For each example of a “challenge”, the “care manager solution” describes how a geriatric care manager can help.
Example
Care Manager Solution
Challenge
Whether you are planning ahead or handling a crisis, a geriatric care manager can help you assemble the expertise you need to plan for handling the cost of long term care. A care manager can also help you determine if your parent is eligible for long term care coverage under the U.S. Veterans Administration Aid and Attendance Benefit or the U.S. Medicaid program.
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