Planning for Nursing Home and Long-Term Care
People go to nursing homes for different reasons — for example, if they’re sick, hurt, had surgery and need to get better, or have chronic… Read More »Planning for Nursing Home and Long-Term Care
People go to nursing homes for different reasons — for example, if they’re sick, hurt, had surgery and need to get better, or have chronic… Read More »Planning for Nursing Home and Long-Term Care
The definition of “ombudsman” is “one that investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints,” according to Merriam-Webster. The term comes from the Swedish language and… Read More »Ombudsman Services Provided by Berks County Area Agency on Aging
Every year, many seniors are targeted by scammers who want to steal their Medicare numbers to do things like rack up fake health care charges and commit identity theft.
Programs for All-inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) is a Medicare and Medicaid program that helps people meet their health care needs in the community instead of going… Read More »Medicare and Medicaid PACE Helps the Elderly Stay in the Community
The Department of Aging is warning Pennsylvania seniors, their families, and caregivers about a new scam targeting older adults. DNA testing has become extremely popular… Read More »PA Department of Aging Warns Seniors of Genetic Testing Scam
Some of the terms and acronyms (an abbreviation of the first letters of words in a phrase) people use when they talk about Social Security… Read More »Social Security Terms in Plain Language