5 Year “Look Back” Medicaid Rule
When seniors run out of assets (usually less than $2k to $3k) state Medicaid programs will pay for skilled nursing for residents that require that type of care. There are caveats that not all skilled care facilities (most people refer to them as nursing homes) accept the state Medicaid rate and facilities have the option […]
Wills, Trusts and Medical Directives
The Covid-19 virus has caused havoc on our society and it also has brought up many questions and some soul searching. Many seniors have put off putting their wishes into print because “we feel good” and can do that later. This awful virus has made all of us feel mortal and you just never know […]
MN Board on Aging
This is arguably one of the best websites built to help seniors navigate the government programs available to them. This website is state produced and is clearly written and laid out well. I am proud of our Seriously Seniors site but there are some complimentary sites and this is definitely one of those. http://www.mnaging.org
Donation Information
Several of our faithful readers have asked how does this website provide such good information in a timely matter. This website makes money in 3 ways: (1) Advertising dollars, (2) Amazon product affiliate program and (3) Donations. I would like to hire a fulltime web-designer which takes additional dollars to streamline and to make the […]
The Equadose Pill Splitter
This small well made pill splitter does a terrific job and is also easy to use. Some pill splitter are flimsy and the pills can get crushed and or get split into uneven amounts. It is very easy to use this splitter and you will also love the unique sliding plastic cover that protects the […]
Great Book on Helping the Financially Challenged Senior
The author chronicles her journey of bringing her elderly father into her home with his limited financial condition. Davida James does a terrific job of explaining the complexities of medicaid, assisted living and legal issues that seniors deal with daily. She does a nice job of boiling down concepts and making them easy to understand. […]
“The Good Life” by the Star Tribune
“The Good Life” by the Star Tribune is a quarterly special section devoted to the over 55 group and was included in today’s Wednesday October 17th edition. There are always many terrific articles in this special section and this edition has a great cover story on fighting fraud and elder fraud. The other main articles […]