Plain answers for families caring for an aging parent
What Medicare actually covers, what to fix first in the house, what late afternoons do to a parent with dementia, and how to tell when it's time for help. Written for New Jersey families.
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What to Look For When You Visit Your Parents This Thanksgiving
What to check in the fridge, the mail pile, the hallway, and the car when you visit your parents this Thanksgiving, and how to raise it without a fight.
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Dementia
Sundowning in Winter: Why Late Afternoons Get Harder in December
Dusk arrives before 4:30 in December, and sundowning follows it earlier. Lighting, routine, and afternoon changes that help NJ families through the winter.
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Safety at Home
Fall Prevention for Seniors: What to Fix First in a New Jersey Home
One in four older adults falls each year. Here are the bathroom, stair, and lighting fixes that prevent the most falls in a New Jersey home, most under $100.
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Paying for Care
Does Medicare Cover In-Home Care in New Jersey?
Original Medicare does not pay for daily personal care at home. Some Medicare Advantage plans do. Here is how to tell which applies to your NJ family.
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New articles go up regularly. These pages cover the same ground in more depth.
- Paying for careWhat Medicare, Medicare Advantage, VA benefits and NJ programs actually cover.
- Safety at homeFalls, trip hazards, and someone in the house on a schedule.
- Dementia & memoryRoutine, redirection and a familiar face, especially late in the day.
- Daily personal careBathing, dressing and the parts of the day that have become hard alone.
- Meals & nutritionShopping, cooking and keeping meals happening.
- Getting startedWhat happens after you call, from the first conversation to the first visit.
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