Do people on Medicaid receive the same quality of nursing home care as people who pay privately? The question of Medicaid vs. Private Pay plays close to us when we are wondering about the quality of care our loved one may, or may not, get in a nursing home. Of course, we want what’s best […]
Be Brave, Be Strong, and Don’t Give Up
In the final piece of our five-part series Handling the Difficult Conversation with a Loved One about Facility Placement: Tips for Success, Wes Coulson offers this encouraging tip to help keep you focused on the fact that you are doing the right thing. Tip 5 – Be Brave, Be Strong, and Don’t Give Up In this Elder […]
Writing Things Down Makes Remembering Easier
Continuing with our five-part series Handling the Difficult Conversation with a Loved One about Facility Placement: Tips for Success, Wes Coulson offers this helpful tip when talking with your elderly loved one. Tip 4 – Writing Things Down Makes Remembering Easier In this Elder Law Minute, and the fourth of our series, Wes Coulson shares this simple, yet effective, tip he learned […]
Ask, Don’t Tell: The Art of Gentle Persuasion
Continuing with our five-part series Handling the Difficult Conversation with a Loved One about Facility Placement: Tips for Success, Wes Coulson offers this persuasive tip when talking with your elderly loved one. Tip 3 – Ask, Don’t Tell: The Art of Gentle Persuasion In this Elder Law Minute, and the third of our series, Wes Coulson shares his advice […]
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day: Know When to Say When
Continuing with our five-part series Handling the Difficult Conversation with a Loved One about Facility Placement: Tips for Success, Wes Coulson offers this tip to help avoid a possible argument when having these conversations. Tip 2 – Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day: Know When to Say When In this Elder Law Minute, and the second of […]