Care Spotlight

For senior care management and patient advocacy, contact Colleen Beard.

Email: hello@carespotlight 

Phone: Colleen Beard: 216-659-5519

You can find the Care Spotlight Senior Care Management page here. 

Assistance Figuring Out the Next Steps

Need help finding a safe place for a loved one? Prefer to keep the loved one in his or her home? Cindy Cardwell has a local business that helps folks navigate these difficult decisions.

Webpage: Caring Senior Choices

Email: cindy@caringseniorchoices.com

Phone: Cindy Cardwell 216-404-7667

Issues with Driving Safety

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Articles

• Why it is important to know if you are admitted to the hospital or merely under observation.

  • Article by Phillip Moeller for PBS Newshour. 

  • Ask About Observation Status by the Center for Medicare Advocacy

• Center For Medicare Advocacy

  • http://www.medicareadvocacy.org 

• Some help when a patient is "no longer progressing" and cut from Skilled Nursing 

  • Improvement Standard and Jimmo v. Sebelius from the Center for Medicare Advocacy

• Important information about Medicare Advantage Plans

  • https://fortune.com/well/article/medicare-advantage-plans-will-get-skimpier-and-costlier/

• Change to SSI benefit calculation: “In a final rule published late last month, the Social Security Administration said it will stop considering food expenses in calculations of in-kind support and maintenance as of Sept. 30,” 2024.

  • https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2024/04/09/social-security-finalizes-change-to-ssi-benefits/30818/