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Jul 5, 2017
Free Long Term Care Insurance Claim Processing Service
Long Term Care Options

Home Care Claims Support & Management for Long Term Care Insurance Policy Holders We help our clients attain approval and maximize the value of their LTCi benefits with our free support services. Our assistance ranges from basic policy review to opening a ...
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Jun 30, 2017
Do You Provide Live-In, 24-Hour or 24/7 Caregivers?
Long Term Care Options

Home care services range from as little as 3-hours of in-home care service a week to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Live-in home care services typically utilize two dedicated caregivers working 4 days on and 3 days off. Having two caregivers work for a ...
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Jun 30, 2017
Does Your Care Giving Agency Provide 24-Hour Office Support?
Essential Caregiver Skills

Seniors, clients and their families can contact the Homewatch office directly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our secured web-based senior and caregiver tracking platform provides the management team with 24-hour system access. Our cloud based system is a ...
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Jun 29, 2017
What Locations Does Your Home Health Care Agency Service?
Planning Ahead

Homewatch CareGivers is located in Northbrook and services the entire Northshore of Chicago. Our service coverage area runs from Lake Bluff and Lake Forest through Wilmette and Skokie, down through Chicago along the lakefront to the Gold Coast and the ...
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Jun 29, 2017
Is Your Home Care Company Insured?
Cost of Care

Homewatch CareGivers Northshore is licensed, bonded and insured. We assume complete responsibility for our employees and caregivers. All of our caregivers work under our license with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) as a Home Services ...
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Jun 27, 2017
Care Benefits Age Options Provider of In-home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options

Respite care is a temporary break from caregiving. We provide in-home personal and companion care services whose family caregiver has obtained an AgeOptions grant for respite care for an aged loved one. Using the free AgeOptions Respite Care program, we ...
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Jun 26, 2017
Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits
Cost of Care

There are several forms of assistance from the VA to help senior veterans afford home care, be it direct financial assistance or care services that can reduce a veteran’s overall need. It is estimated that over two million wartime veterans or their ...
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Jun 19, 2017
Using LTCi Benefits for Home Care
Long Term Care Options

In order to qualify to receive Long Term Care Insurance Benefits (LTCi benefits), most policies require a policy holder to need assistance with at least two Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) or have cognitive impairment. Standard LTCi policies include 5 or ...
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Jun 19, 2017
Long Term Care Benefits Overview
Cost of Care

There are a variety of LTCi benefit option policy rules and features available, which can vary by state and the company providing the policy. Typical benefits include the following: Hybrid Life/Annuity LTCi An alternative to traditional LTCi Daily or ...
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