{"id":7105,"date":"2026-08-05T16:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amadaseniorcare.com\/westfield-morristown-senior-care\/?page_id=7105"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:44:23","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.amadaseniorcare.com\/westfield-morristown-senior-care\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n    \t<section class=\"hero-image-block \" data-block=\"hero-image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"desktop-hero container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amada.b-cdn.net\/westfield-morristown-senior-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/407\/2025\/03\/header-ltci.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"mobile-hero\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"img-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amada.b-cdn.net\/westfield-morristown-senior-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/407\/2025\/03\/header-ltci.jpg?width=1024\" width=\"1024\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<script>\ndocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\n    \/\/ Check if an element with the class 'hero-image-block' exists on the page\n    var heroImageBlock = document.querySelector('.hero-image-block');\n    \n    if (heroImageBlock) {\n        \/\/ Find all elements with the class 'fusion-page-title-bar'\n        var pageTitleBars = document.querySelectorAll('.fusion-page-title-bar');\n        \n        \/\/ Loop through each element and set display style to 'none' to hide them\n        pageTitleBars.forEach(function(pageTitleBar) {\n            pageTitleBar.style.display = 'none';\n        });\n    }\n});\n<\/script>\n\n    \n\n\n    \n      <section class=\"theme-container \" data-block=\"theme-container\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"wrapper-inner\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amada Senior Care Westfield Morristown Blog<\/h1>\n\n\n    \n      <section class=\"all-blogs-block \" data-block=\"all-blogs-block\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper-outer\">\n      <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper-inner\">\n          <div class=\"item-blogs\">\n                        <div class=\"item-blog\">\n              <div class=\"blog-image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amada.b-cdn.net\/westfield-morristown-senior-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/407\/2026\/11\/Senior_Care_Insights_in_New_Jersey_with_Mark_Merriman_Graphic.png?width=350\" width=\"350\" loading=\"lazy\"\n                     alt=\"Senior Care Insights in North Central New Jersey with Mark Merriman graphic for long-term care insurance article.\">\n                <div class=\"blog-image-hover\"><\/div>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amadaseniorcare.com\/westfield-morristown-senior-care\/long-term-care-insurance-claim-home-care\/\" class=\"blog-image-link\" aria-label=\"Long-Term Care Insurance: How to Know When It\u2019s Time to Start a Claim for Home Care\">\n                  <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.7.2 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2025 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M579.8 267.7c56.5-56.5 56.5-148 0-204.5c-50-50-128.8-56.5-186.3-15.4l-1.6 1.1c-14.4 10.3-17.7 30.3-7.4 44.6s30.3 17.7 44.6 7.4l1.6-1.1c32.1-22.9 76-19.3 103.8 8.6c31.5 31.5 31.5 82.5 0 114L422.3 334.8c-31.5 31.5-82.5 31.5-114 0c-27.9-27.9-31.5-71.8-8.6-103.8l1.1-1.6c10.3-14.4 6.9-34.4-7.4-44.6s-34.4-6.9-44.6 7.4l-1.1 1.6C206.5 251.2 213 330 263 380c56.5 56.5 148 56.5 204.5 0L579.8 267.7zM60.2 244.3c-56.5 56.5-56.5 148 0 204.5c50 50 128.8 56.5 186.3 15.4l1.6-1.1c14.4-10.3 17.7-30.3 7.4-44.6s-30.3-17.7-44.6-7.4l-1.6 1.1c-32.1 22.9-76 19.3-103.8-8.6C74 372 74 321 105.5 289.5L217.7 177.2c31.5-31.5 82.5-31.5 114 0c27.9 27.9 31.5 71.8 8.6 103.9l-1.1 1.6c-10.3 14.4-6.9 34.4 7.4 44.6s34.4 6.9 44.6-7.4l1.1-1.6C433.5 260.8 427 182 377 132c-56.5-56.5-148-56.5-204.5 0L60.2 244.3z\" fill=\"#333c4e\"\/><\/svg>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"blog-description\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amadaseniorcare.com\/westfield-morristown-senior-care\/long-term-care-insurance-claim-home-care\/\">\n                  <h2 class=\"blog-headline\">\n                    Long-Term Care Insurance: How to Know When It\u2019s Time to Start a Claim for Home Care\n                  <\/h2>\n                <\/a>\n                                <span>\n                                  Your mother now needs someone nearby while she showers. 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