Crisis communication card for non-speaking adults Your non-speaking adult cannot tell the ER doctor that she has a peanut allergy or that flashing lights trigger seizures. The card in her...
Crisis decision tree: 988 vs 911 vs mobile crisis vs ER Four doors. Three of them are not the ER. Knowing which door to open in the worst hour of...
Constipation as a Medical Emergency: The GI Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight For a Level 2 or 3 adult, chronic untreated constipation is one of the most common causes of...
Creating a Housing Emergency Plan Before Caregivers Age Plan A is the long-term placement. Plan B is the bridge if Plan A fails. Plan C is the crisis door when...
Budget methodologies and ‘medical necessity’ language Two phrases do most of the damage: “more cost-effective option available” and “not medically necessary.” Neither one is a medical judgment. Both are budget...
Building a paper trail that actually matters Not every piece of paper protects you. A notebook full of feelings does not win an appeal. Four specific documents do: the incident...
Building evidence that gets services approved: photograph, video, write it down Five kinds of evidence decide most waiver and service disputes, and four of them you have to create yourself....
AAC and Insurance: Getting Device Coverage The documentation that gets AAC devices funded, the medical necessity letter that does most of the work, the trial period that demonstrates use, and...
Advocacy without burnout: pacing, paper trails, choosing battles The advocate who wins in year fifteen is not the advocate who fought hardest in year three. It is the one who...
Aging caregivers and the double-aging reality Both of you are aging. Only one of you has a plan. The Letter of Intent, the special needs trust, and the successor guardian...
