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July 2020: Coronavirus not going away anytime soon
This morning we released our July 2020 Newsletter from R. F. Meyer & Associates. We hope the release finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy, as our country continues to wrestle with the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, the pandemic's effect...
Gifts and Medicaid Eligibility
We’ve all heard that it’s better to give than to receive, but if you think you might someday want to apply for Medicaid long-term care benefits, you need to be careful because giving away money or property can interfere with your eligibility.
FTC Warns Residents About Signing Over Relief Checks to Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning residents of long-term care facilities and their families that some facilities may unlawfully require residents who are on Medicaid to sign over their $1,200 pandemic relief checks. “This is not just a horror story making...
States Granting Liability Immunity to Nursing Homes During Pandemic
Chronic understaffing. Low-wage caregivers. Difficulty containing infections. These are problems that nursing homes faced in the best of times but that have proved especially deadly as the coronavirus pandemic has spread like wildfire though long-term care facilities....
Medicare: Pandemic Gives Seniors More Time to Apply, Change Plans
The closure of Social Security offices has caused problems and worries for recently unemployed seniors who need to apply for Medicare after losing their employer coverage. In response, the federal government has announced that seniors affected by the crisis have...
States May Not Terminate Medicaid During the Pandemic
You should be aware that federal law does not allow states that have accepted increased Medicaid funding to terminate Medicaid benefits while the coronavirus health emergency continues. Access to affordable medical care is especially important during a global health...
June newsletter released: Coronavirus, unfortunately, still key focus
Earlier today, we issued the June 2020 Newsletter from R. F. Meyer & Associates. Please find a link to it in PDF form below. We hope the newsletter finds our client and referral partner subscribers safe and in good health. Unfortunately, the Coronavirus/COVID-19...
How Low Nursing Home Wages Help COVID-19’s Spread
In mid-February, a cluster of residents at the Seattle-area nursing home, Life Care Center of Kirkland, came down with a respiratory illness and fever. On February 28, a 73-year-old female resident tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Over the next...
Bring Your Parent Home from the Nursing Home During the Pandemic?
With the coronavirus pandemic hitting nursing homes and long-term care facilities especially hard, families are wondering whether they should bring their parents or other loved ones home. It is a tough decision with no easy answers. The number of coronavirus cases in...