A Message for Shelly Sparace
July 19th, 2012 @ 6:50 am

I called Woodland Terrace on my way into work this morning. I was hoping to get a chance to talk to Shelly Sparace to determine if she had made any progress on mom’s application for Medicaid. I also hadn’t heard or seen any response to the multiple emails my sister sent two days ago, so […]

No Response from Linda, Jenna, or Marsha
July 18th, 2012 @ 8:19 am

Since nobody at all responded in any way to the fax Marsha Porter told me to send last week, I sent the following email to her: Ms. Porter, I found the Florida Department of Elder Affairs 2040 form as you instructed, then printed it, completed it, and faxed it to the number you instructed to […]

RE: Kathleen Gagne/Medicaid/Bank Statements
July 17th, 2012 @ 9:51 pm

My sister sent five consecutive emails to Shelly Sparace at Woodland Terrace and copied me on each one: Hi, Shelly. Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me and walk me through some of my questions regarding Medicaid. I am going to send you 4 emails, one for each of Mom’s […]

Regarding Kathleen Gagne
July 17th, 2012 @ 12:11 pm

My sister just sent the following email to Sylvia Gray at Woodland Terrace: Hi, Sylvia. This is the latest information that I have regarding Kathleen Gagne’s Medicaid application. Please let me know as soon as possible if you are the one handling this, as when I recently called Woodland Terrace to speak to you, I […]

Florida Department of Children & Families Website
July 16th, 2012 @ 7:10 pm

I am really astounded by the terrible design of the Florida Department of Children & Families website. It is so unfriendly and difficult to navigate. And I’m saying that as a web developer and not as a person trying to use the site. I cannot begin to comprehend just how intimidating and useless this design […]

Re: Kathleen Gagne
July 13th, 2012 @ 3:23 pm

I just sent the following email to Delia McClain at ElderSource: Dear Delia, It has been almost six full months now. Can you tell me if any progress has been made on the Medicaid application process for my mother? Can you tell me what the status of her application is? David Vincent Gagne I haven’t […]

Another Glimmer of Hope
July 12th, 2012 @ 11:30 am

I just received a very, very kind email from Sherri Spillman, the Administrator at Woodland Terrace.

An Email to Sylvia
July 11th, 2012 @ 8:18 pm

My sister emailed Sylvia Gray at Woodland Terrace in response to my message from last night. I’m including here both the content of the message sent from my sister to Sylvia and also a copy of the letter that was sent to my mother.

A Visit to Woodland Terrace
July 11th, 2012 @ 1:20 pm

My brother-in-law just called to tell me that he had just left Woodland Terrace. He said that he talked to Sylvia Gray and that he was able to spend some time with mom. He said that Woodland Terrace was definitely much nicer in general than Coastal Rehab, where she had been from May 9th to […]

Finances
July 11th, 2012 @ 12:50 am

I sent an email to my sister and to Sylvia Gray, so the two of them could share notes on what’s been done to date as far as getting mom Medicaid, etc.