New Orleans Senior Advisor Guides https://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/ 2026-10-31T00:00:00Z New Orleans Senior Advisor Care Team VA Aid and Attendance Math for a New Orleans Assisted Living Billhttps://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/va-aid-and-attendance-math-new-orleans-assisted-living/2026-10-31T00:00:00Z2026-10-31T00:00:00ZBecause Louisiana Medicaid will not pay for assisted living, VA pension can matter more here than in many states. A worked example. Adult Day Health Care in New Orleans: The Option Caregivers Overlookhttps://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/adult-day-health-care-new-orleans-caregivers/2026-10-24T00:00:00Z2026-10-24T00:00:00ZA licensed day program with nursing oversight, meals and transportation can keep a working caregiver employed. What it costs and who pays. Metairie's Small Personal Care Homes: What to Check Before You Choose Onehttps://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/metairie-personal-care-homes-what-to-check/2026-10-17T00:00:00Z2026-10-17T00:00:00ZMetairie has one of the densest clusters of small licensed care homes in Louisiana. How to tell a good one from the rest. Is Your Parent's ZIP Code Covered by PACE Greater New Orleans?https://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/pace-greater-new-orleans-zip-codes/2026-10-10T00:00:00Z2026-10-10T00:00:00ZPACE combines Medicare and Medicaid care in one program for people who could otherwise need a nursing home. Coverage depends on ZIP code. The First 72 Hours After a New Orleans Hospital Discharge: A Family Checklisthttps://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/first-72-hours-after-new-orleans-hospital-discharge/2026-10-03T00:00:00Z2026-10-03T00:00:00ZDischarge from Ochsner, Touro, UMC, East Jefferson or a Northshore hospital often comes fast. What to do before, during and right after. How to Verify a Memory Care Program in New Orleans When the State Doesn't Publish a Listhttps://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/verify-memory-care-program-new-orleans/2026-09-26T00:00:00Z2026-09-26T00:00:00ZLouisiana licenses no memory care facilities and publishes no list of dementia programs. Five documents that let a family check one anyway. Northshore or South Shore? Choosing Where a Parent Moves Around New Orleanshttps://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/northshore-or-south-shore-parent-move/2026-09-19T00:00:00Z2026-09-19T00:00:00ZSt. Tammany, Jefferson and Orleans parishes offer very different senior care landscapes. A data-based way to choose the side of the lake. New Orleans-Area Nursing Homes by the Numbers: What CMS's October 2026 Data Showshttps://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/new-orleans-nursing-homes-cms-ratings-2026/2026-09-12T00:00:00Z2026-09-12T00:00:00ZStar ratings, staffing and inspections for the certified nursing homes in the six parishes, and how to read them without being misled. The Community Choices Waiver Registry: How the Line Works and What New Orleans Families Can Do While Waitinghttps://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/community-choices-waiver-registry-while-you-wait/2026-09-05T00:00:00Z2026-09-05T00:00:00ZThe Community Choices Waiver can keep a parent at home, but slots are offered by priority and request date. How to get in line and bridge the wait. Louisiana Medicaid Won't Pay for Assisted Living. Here Is a Three-Year Money Plan for New Orleans Familieshttps://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/medicaid-does-not-pay-assisted-living-money-plan/2026-08-29T00:00:00Z2026-08-29T00:00:00ZBecause Louisiana has no assisted living Medicaid benefit, the move-in decision is also a budget decision. A simple way to plan it. Eight Hurricane Questions to Ask a New Orleans Assisted Living Provider Before You Signhttps://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/hurricane-season-questions-assisted-living/2026-08-22T00:00:00Z2026-08-22T00:00:00ZLouisiana requires every ARCP to plan for storms. These are the questions that turn that plan into something a family can check. Reading Louisiana's Assisted Living Roster: What Levels 1 to 4 Tell a New Orleans Familyhttps://neworleanssenioradvisor.com/blog/reading-ldh-arcp-roster-four-levels/2026-08-15T00:00:00Z2026-08-15T00:00:00ZLouisiana sorts every assisted living provider into one of four levels. Here is what the levels mean on the ground in Metairie, Uptown and the Northshore.