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Our guides provide you with the skills, checklists and tips for caring for your loved one. Our content is authored by highly qualified registered nurses with a combined total of 60 years of expertise in various healthcare settings such as acute, community and home care.

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  • Gain Understanding

    Take Care of Yourself and Prepare Yourself, Understand Medical

    Gain a thorough understanding of your loved one’s medical conditions and health status, as well as their insurance plan.

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  • Help Needed

    Take Care of Yourself and Prepare Yourself, Help Needed

    Determine what happens when your loved one needs help with their health, their home, or both.

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  • Finalizing Future Plans

    Take Care of Yourself and Prepare Yourself, Finalize Future Plans

    After having crucial conversations about the future, finalize the decisions made with formal documentation.

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  • Deeper Insight

    Take Care of Yourself and Prepare Yourself, Deeper Insight

    Gain deeper insight into your loved one’s needs, wants, and expectations - now and into the future.

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  • Know How vs How To

    Take Care of Yourself and Prepare Yourself, the Art of Anticipation

    The essential element to maintaining control, staying organized, regaining time, and eliminating anxiety and depression is anticipation.

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  • Crucial Conversations

    Take Care of Yourself and Prepare Yourself, Crucial Conversations

    Have crucial conversations about future planning, including difficult subjects like disability and death.

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  • Medigap Plan Purchase

    Purchasing a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Plan

    There are many things to consider when purchasing a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plan. Here is a helpful step-by-step guide.

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  • Private Duty Nursing

    Caregiving Challenges, What is Private Duty Nursing?

    Your loved one may need complex medical care at home, including ongoing observation and assessment, and you may prefer a nurse do it.

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  • Medicare Advantage Plans (Part C)

    Medicare Advantage Plans (Part C)

    Medicare Advantage (Part C) are Medicare-approved plans sold by private insurance companies and differ from Original Medicare.

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  • Medicare Part D - PDP

    Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan (PDP)

    You hear the term "Part D" a lot, and you know it has something to do with prescription drugs, but what is it exactly?

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  • Medicare Enrollment

    Medicare Enrollment Periods

    Medicare enrollment can be an inundating and confusing process, whether it is during an initial, open, special, or general enrollment period.

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  • Medicare and/or Medicaid

    Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid

    Is it possible for my loved one to be eligible for Medicare and Medicaid? How do I know and what does it mean?

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About us

Helpful is an app to make caregiving easier. We integrate your loved one’s insurance benefits, medical records and caregiving guides into an immediate, accessible and user-friendly experience. Helpful supports your care needs by eliminating administrative tasks and providing technology to support your caregiving experience.

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