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Dear Friends,
I hope you are all staying home (unless you are an essential worker). I want to share some important points to keep in mind if you are hospitalized...
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Beware of the Binding Arbitration Agreement in the Nursing Home Admission Packet
Imagine that you’re being admitted into a nursing home. You are having trouble making decisions and managing your affairs at this point. Luckily, you planned ahead and have a Health Care Proxy in place. Your agent fills out the reams of paper that seem necessary for your admission, including a binding Agreement to Arbitrate....
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Looking at Continuing Care Retirement Communities? Look Closely.
There are a lot of benefits to Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC’s), also called “Buy-In’s.” These are the places where you put down a substantial sum (maybe $250,000 or more) as an entrance fee, and you plan to stay there for life – they have independent apartments, various levels of assisted living,...
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Newton Health Care Center
On a beautiful December Wednesday, I drove to Newton to tour the Newton Health Care Center. The owner, Healthbridge, also has the Weymouth Health Care Center on the South Shore. From the outside, it looks like an old-fashioned, brick nondescript nursing home, but inside, there is a lot going on. They offer...
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