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9 Ways of Paying For In-Home Care

2024-07-12T21:10:53-04:00

Receiving non-medical home care can be both effective and considerably less expensive than other care options. Still, it can be challenging for seniors and their families who may already be dealing with emotional and financial stress. Here are nine ways to pay for care without compromising your peace of mind: Long-Term Care Insurance Long-term care insurance helps policyholders pay for long-term care needs, typically due to a chronic illness, disability, injury, or the general effects of aging. Interestingly, half of all long-term Care Insurance policies are never used! (source: American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance) Policies and coverages vary, and can [...]

9 Ways of Paying For In-Home Care2024-07-12T21:10:53-04:00

How Medicaid Estate Recovery Could Affect Your Family’s Inheritance

2024-06-13T07:00:45-04:00

Like many of us, it came as a surprise to Tanya Shaw, Sunlight Senior Care’s Clinical Training Specialist, to learn that Medicaid will, in many cases, seek reimbursement for expenses it paid after the beneficiary’s death from his or her estate. Tanya spoke of a situation where, “The daughter thought she would inherit her mother’s home, but it had to be sold in order to satisfy the debt to Medicaid.” Tanya Shaw, Sunlight Senior Care's Clinical Training Specialist As a nurse, Tanya became keenly interested in ways to make aging at home possible. In fact, that’s one of the [...]

How Medicaid Estate Recovery Could Affect Your Family’s Inheritance2024-06-13T07:00:45-04:00

Fact and Fiction: Caring For and Financially Supporting Aging Parents

2024-04-25T07:00:32-04:00

Supporting aging parents can be a tremendously rewarding experience for their adult children. It’s a tangible expression of love and gratitude for the sacrifices and care our parents provided us. Beyond the emotional fulfillment, such assistance helps ensure our parents’ well-being and dignity in their later years. It also strengthens generational bonds, fostering a sense of belonging and reciprocity. But, supporting aging parents can be a tremendously challenging experience, physically, emotionally, and financially. A lot of us are still providing care and support for our own children. Many of us are employed, tasked with helping make ends meet while simultaneously trying [...]

Fact and Fiction: Caring For and Financially Supporting Aging Parents2024-04-25T07:00:32-04:00

Avoiding Medicare Regrets: 7 Things to Know

2024-04-04T10:24:26-04:00

“Medicare enrollees regret not revisiting their plan’s drug coverage yearly. They don’t realize that drug manufacturers can change their prices annually which can trigger changes in their plan’s Prescription Drug Coverage. For example, a medication you take might move from tier one to tier three, with a much higher deductible. It’s super important to revisit your plan’s prescription drug coverage during the Annual Enrollment period.” That’s the first of Kimberly Homes’ invaluable hints for avoiding Medicare regrets in this article. Read on for six more! Agent Kimberly Homes deals exclusively with Medicare policies and ancillary products to complement Medicare supplements. [...]

Avoiding Medicare Regrets: 7 Things to Know2024-04-04T10:24:26-04:00

Gold? Stocks? Hiring a Caregiver? What’s your best investment?

2023-10-19T07:30:13-04:00

Yes, hiring a Caregiver can actually deliver a better return on investment (ROI) than gold or stocks. Consider Meghan and Jack’s story: A jarring crash shattered the tranquility of that fateful afternoon. Jack’s health had been declining, but very gradually. His family, and in particular his daughter Meghan, had been grappling with the idea of hiring a Caregiver for him. Yet, the idea of the cost involved had left them hesitating. That fateful afternoon, Meghan received a frantic call from a neighbor, her heart sinking as she listened to the trembling voice on the other end of the line. Jack had [...]

Gold? Stocks? Hiring a Caregiver? What’s your best investment?2023-10-19T07:30:13-04:00

Can Alzheimer’s Patients Sign Legal Documents?

2023-09-07T17:12:34-04:00

That was the quandary a family we were talking with was facing. Can Alzheimer's patients sign legal documents? Was it too late to appoint powers of attorney? Create health care directives, or update mom's will? Sunlight recently spoke with Mary Vandenack and Marian Weaver with Vandenack Weaver LLC, an Omaha-based law firm that specializes in elder law. Mary Vandenack brings more than three decades of experience and profound insights into the realm of elder law. Marian Weaver, the firm’s Life Care Planning Care Coordinator, offers a distinct perspective on holistic planning. Mary Vandenack According to Vandenack, “An Alzheimer’s (or [...]

Can Alzheimer’s Patients Sign Legal Documents?2023-09-07T17:12:34-04:00

How Much Does In-Home Senior Care Cost?

2023-05-18T09:58:47-04:00

She’s no longer paying $55 per hour. We recently welcomed a new client who told us she had been paying her former provider $55 per hour. While it’s hard to put a price tag on the value of the care services we provide, we also realize that such high fees put needed care out of the reach of many people. Caring for the elderly at home need not be so expensive. There are only a few factors that affect our senior care cost: Care provided on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays is more expensive than on weekdays. As with many jobs, workers [...]

How Much Does In-Home Senior Care Cost?2023-05-18T09:58:47-04:00

Sunlight Senior Care is the premier care provider for non-medical in-home care, in Lincoln, Omaha, Council Bluffs, and Des Moines.

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Omaha
319 South 17th Street,
Suite #726
Omaha, NE 6810
402-421-1119

Lincoln
8055 O Street, #119B
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-200-5555

Des Moines
5550 Wild Rose Lane,
Suite #400
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-335-4075

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