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Senior Moments | Episode 6: Let's talk about "right sizing" not down-sizing

by | Dec 14, 2017 | Aging, Caregiving, Cleveland, Elder Law, Life Care Planning

Owner of Smooth Transitions® Cleveland, Laura Armbuster, joins us in our most recent episode where she talks about “right sizing” with her senior clients. Right sizing is “the conscious choice to look at your life and think about what you need at this point in your life.” Where do you actually spend time and what space are you making use of? Anyone, at any point in their life can “right size” by taking into consideration their activities, family compostion, what you enjoying, your age, etc. and creating a plan to have your living space reflect your lifestyle.
Laura has a long family history of helping people move. Her father owned a full service traditional moving company. And as a young adult, Laura witnessed the stress of down-sizing when her grandmother became chronically ill after a challenging cross country move. As part of a nationwide network of Smooth Transitions® move managers, Laura provides support and compassion to families experiencing one of life’s most stressful transitions.

Senior Moments | Episode 5: The sandwich generation

by | Nov 15, 2017 | Beachwood, Caregiving, Cleveland, Elder Law, Life Care Planning, Medicaid Planning, Medicare

On their latest Senior Moments podcast, special guest Howard Schreiber talks with Brad and Heather about the support they provided during his mother’s illness. With sisters living out of town, caregiving and financial decision making fell almost exclusively on Howard’s shoulders, and he also had a family of his own to provide for. With the support of a Care Coordinator, his mom was able to stay in her home for longer than expected through the use of the Passport home care program.
Our team worked closely with the family’s financial planner, to ensure that Mom and Dad could maintain their quality of life and standard of living throughout her long illness. “Heather was so good to my mother, she treated Mom better than [family].”

 

Senior Moments | Episode Four: The unexpected caregiver

by | Oct 27, 2017 | Aging, Beachwood, Caregiving, Cleveland, Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Medicare

This week, on our Internet radio show Senior Moments, Brad and Heather Greene welcomed guests, Randy and Wendy Schkolnick who shared their personal caregiving story. After Wendy’s father died, they made the decision to move her mother to Cleveland to live with her family. Overnight, Wendy went from being a daughter to being a full time caregiver.

Bradley L. Greene, Esq. is a Life Care Planning and Elder Law firm located in Beachwood, OH specializing in Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning and Elder Abuse – offering personalized support and family guidance through all of life’s transitions. Contact us by phone at 216-575-5200 or visit us online here.
 

Seniors: Pay attention to these health care changes

by | Oct 20, 2017 | Aging, Beachwood, Cleveland, Medicaid Planning, Medicare

Millions of older Americans may face significant financial constraints after President Trump signed an executive order announcing two major changes to the Affordable Care Act last week.
The first change would eliminate subsidies that make health insurance more affordable for lower-income Americans. Without subsidies, the Congressional Budget Office estimates premiums for individuals buying popular ACA plans will increase 20 percent next year and 25 percent by 2020.
Trump’s executive order would also encourage small businesses to form so-called association health plans with bare-minimum benefits for the sick and vulnerable. If exempt from ACA rules, these plans will create higher premiums for seniors and those with preexisting health conditions. The plans also may be exempt from the ACA’s requirement to offer essential health coverage for services such as emergency room care and mental health.
If the young and healthy choose association plans, more sick, unhealthy people will be left in the ACA marketplace, which would drive up costs.
Insurance premiums are set for 2018. But since most insurers expected the subsidy removal, they already created significantly higher rates for the coming year.
Questions still remain about whether the president’s administration has the legal authority to enact these decisions. About 20 state attorneys general plan to challenge the subsidy executive order in court.
This week, senators working on a bipartisan health care bill say they have a way to restore subsidy funding to insurers, but it’s uncertain whether this will pass. Trump has been sending mixed messages about his support for the bipartisan bill.
Please continue to follow us here and on social media for our perspective on this and other elder care issues.  You can also listen to us every other Monday on NewClevelandRadio.net during our Senior Moments conversations with a variety of local guest speakers.
Bradley L. Greene, Esq. is a Life Care Planning and Elder Law firm located in Beachwood, OH specializing in Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning and Elder Abuse – offering personalized support and family guidance through all of life’s transitions. Contact us by phone at 216-575-5200 or visit us online here.
 

Senior Moments Radio with Kelsey from Elder Care Professionals of Ohio

by | Oct 18, 2017 | Aging, Beachwood, Cleveland, Elder Law, Life Care Planning, Medicaid Planning, Medicare

Brad and Heather Greene welcome a special guest and longtime colleague, Kelsey Loushin, president of Eldercare Professionals of Ohio. She shares her personal caregiving story and the challenge of caring for both of her parents, long distance, as their health declined. Even as a health care professional, she found herself needing to rely on the help of others to help advocate for her parents. This includes work with an attorney, geriatric care manager, neighbors and friends to help her know what was the best way to support her mom and dad.
This is the 3rd episode of New Cleveland Radio’s “Senior Moments” series.

Bradley L. Greene, Esq. is a Life Care Planning and Elder Law firm located in Beachwood, OH specializing in Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning and Elder Abuse – offering personalized support and family guidance through all of life’s transitions. Contact us by phone at 216-575-5200 or visit us online here.