Jul 27 How coordinated care gives patients the freedom to stay at home By David Pelcyger How does coordinated caregiving work? Meet three older Americans with chronic illnesses who are benefitting from coordinated caregivers in their homes. Continue reading
Jul 22 Medicare coverage for aging parents’ care is not nearly enough By Philip Moeller Medicare does cover skilled nursing care, which can be delivered in a home setting. But its coverage was never designed to be a long-term solution. Continue reading
Jul 20 In my dad’s final weeks, I was still in denial By Jack Ohman, The Sacramento Bee Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of cartoonist Jack Ohman’s series “The Care Package,” for PBS NewsHour. When editorial cartoonist Jack Ohman’s father only had days left to live, he still wrote checks to pay his bills and… Continue reading
Jul 15 Long-term care costs vary greatly by state and type By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger It's not a surprise that long-term care can be expensive, but the cost differences based on location, level of care and comfort are staggering, according to recent reports. Continue reading
Jul 13 Officials propose new rules for nursing home care By Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News After nearly 30 years, the Obama administration wants to modernize the rules nursing homes must follow to qualify for Medicare and Medicaid payments. Continue reading
Jul 09 Once politically toxic, Medicare plans to cover end-of-life counseling By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Six years ago, a proposal for Medicare to cover end-of-life counseling touched off a political uproar that threatened to stall President Barack Obama's health care law in Congress. This week, when Medicare finally announced it would make the… Continue reading
Jul 06 How a chance encounter with ‘Hef’ led an aspiring journalist to become Miss October 1964 By Kathleen McCleery The last person you expect to meet at a Mexican nursing home is a Playboy centerfold. Continue reading
Jun 30 QUIZ: What do inspection reports reveal about America’s nursing homes? By Laura Santhanam A new database from the investigative non-profit news organization, ProPublica, tracks the quality of nursing homes nationwide based on government inspection reports. Take our quiz that draws on the database's findings and see if you can guess where America's nursing… Continue reading
Jun 19 What I wish my dad said before he died By Jack Ohman, The Sacramento Bee Growing up, Jack Ohman often saw his father with a drink in his hand and little energy to dote over his son. Decades of alcohol consumption left his dad with an entangled series of disabling health problems. In turn, Ohman… Continue reading
Jun 11 How to find care for LGBT seniors By Leah Eskenazi, Family Caregiver Alliance While LGBT seniors face many issues shared among all older adults and those who care for them, a number of specific factors should be considered. Continue reading