Chances are, if you are in the United States and you are new to elder care for an aging parent or grandparent, then you will likely have to deal with Medicare and Social Security.
Let me say, it was a bit of an eye opener for me when my dad, normally the epitome of having his business and financial act together, handed me my mother’s long term care insurance policy and essentially told me to “go for it” when my mother needed to be admitted to one a few years ago.
I had about an hour to find out about nursing homes, …read more