Today’s Business: 2010-10-19
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
- Make sure all of Mom’s borrowed books have been returned to the library. IN PROGRESS. All have been returned except one, and Mom says that this one is lost. I’ll follow up with the library to see how they wish to handle this.
Log
08:45 AM: I’m up.
10:00 AM: Scheduled a dental cleaning and exam for mid November. Several of my teeth are aching when exposed to either hot or cold. So I imagine that this is going to be a bit costly. But I must do it, lest I not be able to chew much on the right side of my mouth.
10:30 AM: Initiated the process to close Mom’s final credit card account, now that I am the designated power of attorney on that account and now that she’s staying at a nursing facility for an indefinite period. This won’t happen immediately, as they must send us forms and additional information. But at least we’re under way with this.
10:40 AM: Called our financial advisor to tell him of the information which I obtained last week from the county assistance office regarding the financing of Mom’s stay in the nursing facility. He was unavailable. So I left him a message. I expect that he’ll return my call soon. He’s always pretty good about that.
01:00 PM: Spent the past couple hours researching Pennsylvania Medicaid law that pertains to the state’s asset recovery program. I’m interested in learning about Medicaid-friendly assets, and what the rules are when transferring non-friendly assets to the friendly ones. By “friendly,” I mean those assets that are less subject to seizure should Mom require permanent nursing facility care.
02:00 PM: Posted the Tom’s Views –> Accident Tax? piece.
05:00 PM: Watched today’s episodes of The Young and the Restless and Dr. Phil on the DVR.
05:30 PM: Heading out to trivia night with a few of Mom’s girl friends. Back later.
09:00 PM: I’m back home.
09:40 PM: Talked with sister Christine about Mom’s situation.
11:15 PM: Talked with [Emmy] on the phone.
11:30 PM: Heading to bed. More tomorrow. So, good night and take care.
Received Mail and Shipments
- Weekly coupon mailer.
- Sewage bill.
- Life insurance offer from Mom’s bank. Not at this time, thanks.
- Credit card offer from one of my banks. Again, not at this time, thank you.