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><channel><title>Diesmart.com &#187; Long Term Care</title> <atom:link href="http://diesmart.com/category/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://diesmart.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:08:34 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=</generator> <item><title>National Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2011</title><link>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/national-healthcare-decisions-day-%e2%80%93-april-16-2011/</link> <comments>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/national-healthcare-decisions-day-%e2%80%93-april-16-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 01:02:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Minna Vallentine</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[durable power of attorney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Durable Power of Attorney Form]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Care Power of Attorney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Living Will]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Living Will Form]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Long Term Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Other Financial Directives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Other Medical Directives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[advance healthcare directives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DNR form]]></category> <category><![CDATA[do not resuscitate (DNR)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[longterm care]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://diesmart.com/?p=7226</guid> <description><![CDATA[National, state and local organizations have joined together to ensure that all adults have the opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions. Too often, someone’s wishes are not known and steps are taken during a critical medical situation that he or she would not have wanted. Have you done any advance healthcare planning? Do [...]<div
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href='http://diesmart.com/thank-you/' rel='bookmark' title='Thank You'>Thank You</a>&nbsp;<i>Thank you for your interest in DieSmart. Click here to download your free report. &#8220;A Must reference book for all of us who are helping parents with their estate planning and our own as well.&#8221; &#8211; Nanette M. Circo Recent Posts: January 27, 2012: Digital Assets – Few Laws Legislate Access to Them after Death [...]...</i></li></ul></div>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/national-healthcare-decisions-day-%e2%80%93-april-16-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CLASS Act &#8211; A national long-term care insurance progran</title><link>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/class-act-a-national-long-term-care-insurance-progran/</link> <comments>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/class-act-a-national-long-term-care-insurance-progran/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:26:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Minna Vallentine</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Long Term Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CLASS Act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health directive]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://diesmart.com/?p=7193</guid> <description><![CDATA[What is CLASS Act? The Community Living Services and Supports (CLASS) Act is a new national, voluntary long-term care insurance program; it was tucked into the Affordable Care Act passed by the United States Congress in 2010. It is federally administered but consumer financed. Its intent is to provide care for those unable to perform [...]<div
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href='http://diesmart.com/estate-representative-guardian-conservator/facebook-comhealthcare-gov-and-long-term-care/' rel='bookmark' title='Facebook.com/healthcare.gov and Long Term Care'>Facebook.com/healthcare.gov and Long Term Care</a>&nbsp;<i>The Health and Human Service Department has announced the launch of HealthCare.gov on Facebook. If you visit healthcare.gov, you will find several tools that can help consumers make educated choices about their medical care. One of the tools is titled &#8220;Nursing Home Compare&#8221;.     It provides a list of U.S. nursing homes which includes demographics (location [...]...</i></li><li><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://diesmart.com/?p=6865</guid> <description><![CDATA[Identity theft is a huge problem in this country, not only for the living but for the deceased as well. Thieves steal Social Security numbers and other identity information and then apply for credit in the name of someone else. It can take years to untangle the ensuing mess that occurs once the theft has [...]<div
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href='http://diesmart.com/settle-an-estate/when-i-go-away-getting-your-digital-affairs-in-order/' rel='bookmark' title='When I Go Away: Getting Your Digital Affairs in Order'>When I Go Away: Getting Your Digital Affairs in Order</a>&nbsp;<i>I just read an article which talks about the need to leave information about your online accounts so your heirs will know what they have to deal with after you die. It&#8217;s well worth reading for the information it provides. What it doesn&#8217;t tell you is exactly what you have to do to close out [...]...</i></li></ul></div>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://diesmart.com/funerals/medical-identity-theft/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What does the health care bill mean for you?</title><link>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/medicaid-long-term-care-insurance-elder-law/what-does-the-health-care-bill-mean-for-you/</link> <comments>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/medicaid-long-term-care-insurance-elder-law/what-does-the-health-care-bill-mean-for-you/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:38:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kathy Lane</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elder Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medicare]]></category><guid
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href='http://diesmart.com/thank-you/' rel='bookmark' title='Thank You'>Thank You</a>&nbsp;<i>Thank you for your interest in DieSmart. Click here to download your free report. &#8220;A Must reference book for all of us who are helping parents with their estate planning and our own as well.&#8221; &#8211; Nanette M. Circo Recent Posts: January 27, 2012: Digital Assets – Few Laws Legislate Access to Them after Death [...]...</i></li></ul></div>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/health-debate-isnt-about-health/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Long Term Health Care&#8211;&#8221;..Number 1 issue&#8230;over the next decade.&#8221;&quot;</title><link>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/long-term-health-care-number-1-issueover-the-next-decade/</link> <comments>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/long-term-health-care-number-1-issueover-the-next-decade/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:33:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Robin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Long Term Care]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://diesmart.com/?p=2580</guid> <description><![CDATA[David Pitt of the Associated Press submitted an eye opening article for the San Jose Mercury News today&#8211;4/2/09.  It was a very clear warning about how the long term care costs will negatively impact the lives of most every retired American over the next decade. It&#8217;s great and easy reading. You&#8217;ll find the article at: [...]<div
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