When using ground beef to make hamburger patties, be sure to select the right meat. Lean ground beef like ground sirloin or the 7% fat meat will tend to make dry burgers. Remember, when you grill a burger a lot of the fat will drain off so starting out too lean can make a dry burger.
The 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act was established to âto ensure that residents of nursing homes receive quality care that will result in their achieving or maintaining their âhighest practicableâ physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.â It also established the Residentsâ Bill of Rights (see sidebar).
The key is to start making gifts at least five years before the need for nursing home care presents itself. To make the move more palpable, a set of parents might make a major gift to their kids at least five years before they will need nursing home care. The kids, then, on their own and not part of any quid pro quo, set up a special needs trust for the benefit of the mom and dad, Gilfix says.