Long Term Care and Nursing Home Planning

For those in Pennsylvania who do not need to be in the hospital but require extra care, nursing homes are a valuable resource. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, 80,000 residents live in nursing homes, with over 700 to choose from throughout the...

When a family in Pennsylvania realizes that a parent, grandparent or other aging relative may be in need of care beyond what they can provide at home, many may consider moving their loved one into a nursing home. This decision is rarely made easily, especially with...

Long-term care needs are something many people are likely to have at some point in their life. According to some estimates, around 68 percent of individuals age 65 and up will need such care within their lifetime. People can take measures to prepare for the...

Whether choosing a nursing home for yourself or assisting your aging parent with the choice, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Location and affordability are often the first criteria, but after you have begun to narrow down your list of potential choices,...

We all know that nursing homes can be expensive. Even way back in the good old days of 2012, the median cost of a private room in a nursing home was nearly $100,000 per year. However, in 2018, there may be some relief for seniors wishing to stay in their homes and...

Long term care and nursing home planning, as this blog has previously discussed, is something that many Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania residents may eventually need if they require care. The big question people have on their minds is how to finance the often astronomical...

Long term care and nursing home planning may need to be discussed with your aging parents. Are you trying to figure out a way to broach the conversation? You have good intentions and are only bringing up this topic because you love them, but the discussion can be very...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pennsylvania has the fifth largest number of baby boomer residents. In fact, as of 2015, nearly 20 percent of the state's population was age 65 and older. For these individuals and their family members, it's important to take steps...

As Pittsburghers grow older, long term care and nursing home planning are part of the new set of legal issues arising in their lives. These legal issues may also encompass wills and trusts, powers of attorney and health care decisions, which require resolution...

Long term care and nursing home planning are important matters for families to consider. As Americans tend to live longer and longer, finances become a bigger and bigger issue. As we age, it can start to become difficult to do the things that we once could and it may...