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Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter poses for a portrait in New York City in 2011. Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Politics Nov 17

96-year-old former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Nation Jun 16

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‘The country is entirely unprepared.’ As more unhoused people age, where will they die?

Sufficient end-of-life care in the United States is a growing problem, especially for unhoused adults.

By Hannah Grabenstein

Politics May 30

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter poses for a portrait in New York City in 2011. Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, family says

The family says it's sharing the news hoping to prompt conversations at kitchen tables and in doctor's offices that could help people and their families get the support they need.

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Nation May 11

Transgender woman awaits Supreme Court ruling in hospice

A Detroit-area woman at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case about transgender rights is in hospice care while awaiting a decision.

By Associated Press

Making Sen$e Mar 13

Young carer giving helping hands for the elderly woman
How can I get more help for an ailing, older parent?

Many people mistakenly think that Medicare covers lots of things that it doesn't, only to learn the reality of its limitations when they or a loved one is denied coverage.

By Philip Moeller

Jul 12

What happens to your Social Security payments when one spouse dies

By Philip Moeller

When Social Security was created, family benefits did not drop off sharply when one spouse died because few women were in the workforce. But with the first baby boomers now age 72, the volume of very difficult survivor situations will…

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Jul 09

For terminally ill cancer patients, where you live can shape end-of-life care

By Laura Santhanam

A study from Harvard Medical School suggests better conversations about end-of-life care could help close the gap.

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May 02

I work and collect Social Security. Can I boost my benefits?

Social Security bases your benefits on your highest 35 years of wage earnings. The effect of any single year’s higher earnings will be modest.

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Sep 08

seventysomething: When it’s time to stop fixing life’s holes

By Susie Kaufman

Deep listening is often the palliative that people are wanting and not getting.

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Jul 15

‘Are you saying I’m dying?’ Training doctors to speak frankly about death

By Max Blau, STAT

Doctors have a tough time being frank with patients who are dying. So they're stepping into simulators to practice telling patients the unvarnished truth.

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