Statistics show that the total number of nurses working in the healthcare field in the United States has decreased from 2,669,603 in the year 2000 to 2,262,020 in year 2001(World Health Organization, 2006). This shortage can be defined by either a need based approach or a ratio technique.
Consequently, in most cases the estates of decedents must pay back the Social Security Administration (SSA) for the last payment received. Following the death of a Social Security recipient, the SSA will pay a lump-sum death benefit of $255 to: A spouse who was living with the deceased person at the time of death; or.
Average SSI Benefit. Supplementary Security Income, or SSI, is the other Social Security program that pays benefits to the disabled. However, to obtain SSI, you must also be considered low-income. On average, an SSI beneficiary receives $499 a month as of January 2011. Younger SSI beneficiaries receive the highest average benefit at $598, followed by those age 18 to 64 who receive $515, followed by those 65 and older who receive $403 a month.