Hospital Observation Status-A Must Read!

Observation Status, full article, click here   Hospital Observation Status Can Be Financially Devastating for Seniors   John L. Roberts, Law Office of John L. Roberts  |   Updated    April 8, 2019 Article written for AgingCare.com         A growing trend in hospital admissions practices is sticking some seniors with costly care charges that they may not…

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AllinaHealth SeniorCareTransitions will join our campus as of 09-01-2017

We are happy to announce that AllinaHealth SeniorCareTransitions will now be on our campus!   Allina Physician and Nurse Practitioner at Oak Meadows   The SeniorCare Transitions team is made up of specialists who understand the specific health care needs of seniors.  They specialize in:   Management of conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, congestive heart…

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When POA Isn’t Enough

Interesting article from www.agingcare.com   By Margaret Johnson Ware     Most often, becoming a caregiver starts with obtaining the authorization to share information and act on behalf of another person.   Even though you feel you have signed, created, executed and photocopied every document known to man, there always seems to be someone telling…

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Observation Status in Hospitals-A MUST read! 3-3-17

What hospitals must now tell you about Observation Status   As if being in a hospital wasn’t tough enough, patients on Medicare (those 65 and older) are now facing potentially huge out-of-pocket costs if they are placed on “observation status” instead of being formally admitted. And when such a patient then goes from the hospital…

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It’s going to be hot this week in Minnesota 07-18-16

The weather is going to be hot and muggy this week.  Dehydration is a serious issue with the elderly and people who have chronic health conditions.  Read more below.     http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dehydration/basics/risk-factors/con-20030056

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We are on Channel 5 Eyewitness News!

Channel 5 Eyewitness news did an amazing story about our memory care tenants and the clay class they have been involved in over the last 8 weeks with the Northern Clay Center.    

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New Law July 1, 2015, Observation Status Medicare

Notification Requirement of Observation Status Begins July 1, 2015. A new state law effective July 1 requires Minnesota hospitals to provide oral and written notification to patients within 24 hours of being placed in observation status and to document the date of the notice in the patient’s records. To comply with this new law, hospitals…

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