This is the moment when you must come up with the answer to the question, what do we do now?
The good news is that you can offer your Mom or Dad a balance of compassionate care and as much independence as his or her medical condition allows while also holding down home care costs.
Caring at home for a loved one is an act of compassion that comes with different types of costs. If you already are juggling a job and parenting, for example, adding home health care to your duties likely will translate into less time for your children and your job, a cost that you need to gauge carefully and plan for.
Everyone is different. Every family is unique.
Look for a home health service that recognizes the unique nature of your family situation, and offers suggestions that meet everyone’s comfort level.
Experienced home health agencies will work with your family to ensure that everyone is comfortable both with the skilled home health provider and with the level and type of care. They also will respect your budgetary constraints and be able to offer suggestions for your situation and geographical area.
If you are weighing home healthcare against a skilled nursing facility, the good news is that in-home services can manage most situations at lower costs and with no loss in the quality of care.
A U.S. News & World Report article cites Dr. Steven Landers, president and CEO of VNA Health Group, as saying that “a person who undergoes surgery and is transitioned to home care for a month can expect a bill for about $1,200—as opposed to a $12,000 bill for a skilled nursing facility, such as a nursing home.”
The same article cites an Institute of Medicine report which documented that “people not only feel home care gives them a better quality of life and dignity, but that it also happens to be less expensive.”
More good news: it turns out that home health care actually reduces hospital readmissions once the patient has been discharged, as compared with skilled nursing and other provider facilities, according to Home Health Care News.
Research shows that most aging patients want to stay at home. With skilled, experienced, and compassionate professional home health care—and the wide range of professional home health services that is now available—increasingly it makes sense financially and in terms of quality of life issues.
The bottom line for Dr. Landers is this: “If we focus on respecting people’s wishes … we can both improve quality and cost.”
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The post The Balancing Act: Home Care Costs to Consider first appeared on SEONewsWire.net.]]>Online learning can be a flexible, affordable way to earn a college degree, which may be why more vets than ever are looking at online education.
Vets are attending college as never before, in large part perhaps due to the unemployment numbers. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment for vets between 18 and 24 was 30 percent in 2011, while unemployment was just 18 percent for ages 18 to 24 in the general population.
U.S. News & World Report released its premiere listing of online education programs for military vets. Almost fifty percent of vets return from service looking to further their education by enrolling in post-secondary schools. A large percentage of those vets, according to Student Veterans of America, attend online programs as a way to meet family and work obligations.
The online schools listed by U.S. News include a number of educational programs that award college credit for eligible students who have military experience. There were also schools listed that focus on flexibility for students who are taking courses with more than one school or program. U.S. News also ranked programs based on their graduation rates and the amount of debt students faced after graduation. Their ranking, said a U.S. News spokesperson, was not just based on the benefits of each program, but also based on overall quality of the program offerings.
The ten top online programs offering bachelor degrees in terms of quality, affordability and program selection, according to U.S. News, are offered by: Pace University; Charter Oak State College; Brandman University; Bellevue University; Regent University; University of Nebraska – Omaha; California Baptist University; Post University; Ball State University, and Fort Hays State University.
The ten top online Master of Business Administration programs, according to U.S. News, are offered by: Central Michigan University; West Virginia University; Washington State University; Temple University; University of Nebraska – Lincoln; University of Mississippi; University of Colorado – Denver; University of Memphis (Fogelman); Ball State University (Miller); and Columbia College.
The revised G.I. Bill covers college tuition of $280 per unit and three years of full-time school, and includes a book allowance of $500 as well as a basic housing allowance of up to $1,500 per month. The housing allowance is based on the cost of living in the nearest military installation. Vets with extended years of service can often transfer their own education benefits to be used by their immediate family members.
Sources
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/life/education/theres-huge-market-online-education-veterans
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_23230440/returning-military-veterans-choosing-college-record-numbers
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Vets are attending college as never before, in large part perhaps due to the U.S. unemployment numbers. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment for vets between the ages of 18 and 24 was 30 percent in 2011, while unemployment was just 18 percent for ages 18 to 24 in the general population.
The online schools listed by U.S. News include a number of educational programs that award college credit for eligible students who have military experience. There were also schools listed that focus on flexibility for students who are taking courses with more than one school or program. U.S. News also ranked programs based on their graduation rates and the amount of debt students faced after graduation. Their ranking, said a U.S. News spokesperson, was not just based on the benefits of each program, but also based on overall quality of the program offerings.
The ten top online programs offering bachelor degrees in terms of quality, affordability and program selection, according to U.S. News, are offered by: Pace University; Charter Oak State College; Brandman University; Bellevue University; Regent University; University of Nebraska – Omaha; California Baptist University; Post University; Ball State University, and Fort Hays State University.
The ten top online Master of Business Administration programs, according to U.S. News, are offered by: Central Michigan University; West Virginia University; Washington State University; Temple University; University of Nebraska – Lincoln; University of Mississippi; University of Colorado – Denver; University of Memphis (Fogelman); Ball State University (Miller); and Columbia College.
The revised G.I. Bill covers college tuition of $280 per unit and three years of full-time school, and includes a book allowance of $500 as well as a basic housing allowance of up to $1,500 per month. The housing allowance is based on the cost of living in the nearest military installation. Vets with extended years of service can often transfer their own education benefits to be used by their immediate family members.
Legal Help for Veterans, PLLC fights for veterans rights. We fight to make sure you get the benefits you deserve from the Department of Veterans Affairs. To learn more or contact a veterans lawyer, visit http://www.legalhelpforveterans.com/ or call 800.693.4800
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