Expert Column
Jill Gilbert 
CEO and President
Jill Gilbert is the President and CEO of Gilbert Guide, which helps seniors and...read more
Articles In This Column
- Top Ten Elder Fraud Prevention Methods
- Family Caregivers: Get Reimbursed for Providing Your Homecare Services!
- Prescription Assistance and Pharmaceutical Deals for Low-Income Seniors
- The Five W's of Traveling with Individuals with Alzheimer's and Dementia
- Paying for Home Health Care: What Do Medicare and Medigap Cover?
- Does Your State Accept Medicaid for Assisted Living Facilities?
- Are the Workers in Your Loved One’s Assisted Living Facility Qualified?
- Superior Alzheimer's Care: Streamlining the Search Process
- Senior Homecare & How to Find a Senior Care Provider
Simplifying Senior Care One Lesson at a Time
Does Your State Accept Medicaid for Assisted Living Facilities?
Before individual state governments passed much-needed legislation, many assisted living facilities were only private pay situations. Fortunately, for many older Americans facing housing dilemmas, Medicaid waiver programs have taken up much of the slack that Medicare did not. Providing funds for placement in assisted living facilities as well as a number of other helpful services, Medicaid helps lower-income, elderly individuals receive the care they need. All states accept funds from Medicaid waiver programs for placement within a nursing home,...Read entire article »
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Are the Workers in Your Loved One’s Assisted Living Facility Qualified?
“Are you dedicated, driven, committed, and professional? Do you want to make a difference by caring for others and working with people from all backgrounds and socio-economic levels?” Yes, this could be an ad aimed at recruiting knowledgeable senior caregivers for openings at an assisted living facility. And, in fact, the many qualified care providers on the staff of a facility work together to make sure each day’s routine runs smoothly. Of course, in order to ensure the highest...Read entire article »
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Superior Alzheimer's Care: Streamlining the Search Process
Unfortunately, sub-par Alzheimer’s care and assisted living facilities with less-than-attentive staff do exist, and unless you know what you’re looking for, it’s easy to choose one that will ultimately fail to meet your requirements for quality care and supervision. If you understand enough of the process to know what you’re looking for, however, choosing an Alzheimer’s care facility can be much easier. My job is to make your selection process simple—we’ll take a look at the many highlights and...Read entire article »
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Senior Homecare & How to Find a Senior Care Provider
Finding a Provider: A Brief Overview of Senior Homecare Before starting Gilbert Guide, I was unaware of the issues that come with finding an in-home caregiver. As it turns out, I wasn’t alone. A lot of people think that you just open the phonebook, pick up the phone, say what you want, and the senior homecare provider just shows up. If you’re unhappy, the company replaces the person. That scenario doesn’t necessarily work all the time. Figuring out who...Read entire article »
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