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There are some wonderful nursing homes in the Houston area and throughout all of Texas. They provide a valuable care-giving service, follow the rules, and help families through a very difficult time. Unfortunately there are far too many not so wonderful nursing homes in Texas. These nursing homes take advantage of families in vulnerable positions…
Genworth recently completed their annual cost of care survey for 2013 in Texas. Unfortunately the cost of care keeps going up in Texas. In the Houston area, Homemaker services average an annual cost of $45,188 per year and have grown at a 2% annual rate; Home Health Aide services average an annual cost of $46,332…
It’s the beginning of the month and hopefully you are not one of the too many families out there that wrote another check to the nursing home for anywhere between $3,500 – $6,000 (or more) for another month of nursing home care for a spouse or loved one with no end in sight. If that…
The Health and Human Services Commission recently completed their annual determination of the average cost of nursing home care in Texas. The new daily rate they found is $142.92 while the previous daily rate was $130.88. This is an increase of over 9% in one year. For one year, the average cost of a nursing…
Before you sign that nursing home admissions contract you may want to review it carefully. There is a growing trend in the nursing home industry to include”responsible party” provisions which have the potential for some surprising consequences. What is a “Responsible Party?” At first glance it may sound like the primary family contact in the…