By Bob Moos/Southwest public affairs officer for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services The phone call can come at any hour. Your elderly parent has fallen ill and needs your help. If you haven’t gotten the call yet, chances are you will. About 70 percent of our parents will require some kind of personal care during their old age. Sometimes, the care will extend for years. Caregivers often find themselves at wits’ end, […]
What every caregiver should know about Medicare
What every caregiver should know about Medicare
By Bob Moos, Southwest public affairs officer for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The phone call can come at any hour. Your elderly parent has fallen ill and needs your help. If you haven’t gotten the call yet, chances are you will. About 70 percent of our parents will require some kind of personal care during their old age. Sometimes, the care will extend for years. Caregivers often find themselves at wits’ […]