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After spending time with parents or other family
members over the holidays, some of us may
have concerns about the well-being of our
loved one. We may be asking ourselves:
Are they safe living alone? What do we do
now that Mom is forgetting how to care for
her basic needs? Is it time to think about
long-term care options?
There are many potential scenarios that we
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explore. Solutions include:
Family members working together to care for
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When contemplating these options consider:
What living situation best meets my loved one’s
needs? Where do I start? How much will this
cost? How will we pay for this service? How
do
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needed?
Remember: One size does not fill all -- Every
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ds and
financial means. It is worth the investment of
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where your loved one will thrive.
Start th
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O
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June 10, 1:30 pm –
3:00 pm
“What To Do When You Need Care
Outside of a Nursing Home and Have No Way
to Pay”, Erie County Office Building, 3rd Floor
Chambers, (downtown) 247 Columbus Ave,
Sandusky. Speakers will be Juanita Brittan,
Ombudsman/Volunteer Coordinator,
A
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quality (ABLE); Jody
Carstensen, LSW, PASSPORT, Area Office on
Aging; Anthony Pool, Senior Advocate, Serving
Our Seniors; Holly Price, RN, Sandusky/
Firelands Alzheimer’s Support Group; Steve
Rankin, Administrator, Alternative Care Center.
If you have questions about quality of
care issues, call ABLE’s Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program at 419-259-2591 or
1-800-542-1874.
When More Care Is Needed…
What is my next step?
by J
uanita B
rittan, Om
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V
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A
nthony Pool
Holly Price
J
ody
Carstensen
J
uanita B
rittan
