02/06/2019 ADMIN
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Right now my family is at
this passage. All three of my parents (dad, mom and stepdad) have retired in
the last year. My dad is a non-stop person and is always busy with a project,
sports, exercise, etc. My stepdad has been caring for my mom. He actually retired
2 months early to help take care of her. Thanks to Anthem Blue Cross for
partnering with me on this post.
Ageing isn’t always
graceful, and it comes with a lot of new decisions to make. There is so much to
factor in when taking care of an aging loved one.
·
What are you doing for insurance?
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Is it a senior taking care of a senior?
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Is there nearby family (younger) that can help?
·
Who makes the legal decisions?
Anthem
Blue Cross is committed to offering Medicare Advantage plans
that provide high quality medical care while addressing social and support
needs for good health. This really helps when they need to find a doctor that
fits with their needs. Well-visits include shots, yearly physicals, OBGYN, mammogram,
screenings and some even offer free health classes. Anthem’s Medicare
Advantage plans even provide wellness services that include healthy food
delivery, health-related transportation services, adult day center visits to
help reduce loneliness, personal home helpers to help with activities at home,
and pain management.
Picture of my kids visiting
their Great Grandma last year. Unfortunately, she passed away this summer.
WITH AGE COMES GRAY HAIRS, POOR NIGHT
VISION, LEAKY BLADDERS AND BARKING FEET…
Anthem Blue Cross has
options of HMO, PPO, and special needs plans. Some with zero premium.
Here is my dad up on a
ladder, helping me put Christmas lights on my house (I’m afraid of being that
high on a ladder). Nothing is holding him back.
With my mom, it is more of
a team effort, with my stepdad and sister helping her every single day. The
whole family helps with her care. We all take turns visiting, helping with
doctor appointments, yard work and more to relieve my stepdad of so much work.
I’m not sure what she (or we) would do without him. With all this, he needs to
still make sure he is taking care of himself. Getting enough sleep, reducing
stress, eating healthy and exercising. We don’t want his focus on her so much
that he is neglecting himself.
Changes have been made in
their house too —a wheelchair for her to sit in, a hospital bed in her bedroom,
rails on each side of the toilet, a stool in the shower for her to sit on while
bathing, a wheelchair ramp in the garage to get outside to the car. Some of
these items my stepdad built himself. Glad he is a handyman and good with
tools. All of these have been to help my mom be comfortable and heal.
I got some facial masks
from a nurse to wear when visiting my mom when I had a cold. Her getting
sick would be worse than someone in better health. So I like to do all I
can to protect her.
I haven’t been one to help
with the legal decisions. My stepdad and sister handle that. But I am there to
help drive my mom to doctor’s appointments, bring food to her, eat with her or
cook meals for her, and I get her on her back patio to watch the hummingbirds and
all the wild birds and to see all the flowers blooming.
I have heard positive
stories about Anthem Blue Cross from friends and friends’ parents too. They are
committed to providing high quality medical care while addressing social and
support needs that can impact good health, which is so important. I’m glad to
know that when I get to that age, I can be taken care of by Anthem too, with
innovative solutions that will help make my healthcare experience great. It is
important to have good health insurance at any age but especially as we become
a part of the ‘silver slippers’ club.
Over the winter break my
brother and I took our kids on a hike to some caves up in the hills and my dad
came with us. It is funny that he was helping me on the steep parts
instead of us helping him. Glad he is active and likes to be outdoors and
do things with the grandkids.
This is a sponsored post
written by me on behalf of Anthem Blue Cross.
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