Alzheimer’s- Me on Medicaid?

I often have families come to me and proclaim that they would never need to go on Medicaid. “Isn’t Medicaid for poor families or families with limited resources?”  Consider this: A spouse has $200,000 in savings, a home worth $300,000, a car and some personal property.  The husband has had Alzheimer’s Disease for 6 years [...]

Alzheimer’s Disease and Hospice Care

There comes a time when there is little more you can do for your loved one with Alzheimer’s.  The sad reality is that as some point, they will reach the final stages of the disease. Many families want their loved one to simply die in peace.  Larry Beresford, author of  The Hospice Handbook,  wrote that:
“Hospice [...]