Senior care is expensive. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there that are struggling to make ends meet. When you throw the cost of senior care in on top of things, the expenses can be devastating. It can make senior care seem downright impossible to approach.
But it doesn’t need to be like that. While there’s not too much that can be done to change what the costs of senior care might be, there are things that you can do to make care easier to access. First, know that you don’t need to pay for it all out of pocket. There are community resources out there designed to help pay for care. The Office of Veterans Affairs is a good place to start if you or your loved one was in the military. They may have options out there that can help.
Your local Department of Senior Services (or whatever the equivalent of this might be) can also help. They will have information on specific programs and organizations in your community that can help reduce or offset costs.
And there’s always insurance. Insurance is incredibly helpful in a lot of situations, but it can be complicated. Not all policies, especially those affiliated with Medicare, are helpful with care. If you’re unsure about your coverage, it’s important to get this reviewed so that the cost of carea doesn’t come as a surprise.
Paying for senior care can be a big barrier to accessing the care that you and your family are looking for. Acknowledging that it’s a barrier is helpful, but it’s only a start. Working with a team that can help you navigate paying for care and then get you connected to the right team so that your unique needs are accounted for is the next step.
That’s why we have spent years familiarizing ourselves not just with the world of in-home care, but with the infrastructure surrounding it. Navigating things like Medicare and Medi-Cal, the world of private insurance, and other organizations involved with paying for the needs of the elderly are things that the average person doesn’t do on a daily basis. But we do. We ensure that our team members all have the proper training to care for your loved ones, but we also have the technical knowledge to help you move through the system to help you understand how to pay for care.
We can talk more about this, and any other questions you might have about senior care, during a free consultation session. There’s no cost to you, no obligation, and no pressure. The goal isn’t to push you into a service that you don’t need so we can make a few dollars, but to go over your options and help you to determine what’s going to be the best for you. After all, you are the expert of your own family! And once you’ve determined what’s going to work, we are happy to help guide you toward the right care solution, even if that’s a different service than our own!
So please, feel free to give us a call and get your consultation session scheduled today. The only thing you have to lose is your uncertainty when it comes to what the next steps are for care and paying for it.
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