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Registered nurse Stephen Van Dyke treats a patient while on a home health care visit in Arvada, Colorado. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images

Economy Nov 09

Medicare to cover more home care services and safety devices

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Making Sen$e Nov 02

Baby boomers are more likely to be living alone in their old age compared to their parents, which means they are more likely to need home health care services. Photo by Getty Images
Maine might fund senior home care. How do most Americans pay?

Sixty-three percent of people over the age of 65 are likely to need some type of home care, but most Americans are not prepared to pay for it.

By Zoe Rohrich

Making Sen$e Aug 09

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The U.S. needs more home care workers. Is this the solution?

America's home care shortage is critical, and growing. The industry's shortage seems to be driven by low wages, few benefits and a lack of respect for workers, 90 percent of whom are women. Would giving them more responsibilities and more…

Economy Nov 01

Elderly woman with a distraught look on her face.
I care for my aging mother 24/7. Can I get help?

Medicare does not cover the kind of in-home custodial care this reader needs. Does she have any options?…

By Philip Moeller

Economy May 03

Medicare Advantage plans will cover more home care services next year, a sign of potentially big changes for Medicare. Photo by Jim Young/Reuters
Many seniors who qualify for home-based care under Medicare aren’t receiving it. Why?

A worrisome and growing number of Medicare enrollees have said that they have been denied home-based care even though they are qualified to receive it and it is covered by Medicare.

By Philip Moeller

Oct 19

Will raises for many home care workers help senior citizens?

By Jane Gottlieb, Kaiser Health News

Home care workers in at least five states are set to receive hourly increases, but critics say bigger paychecks will not impact senior citizens.

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