Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
(By Paula Span for KFF Health News) Let’s be clear: The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that
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Aging
Solving the Home Care Quandary
(By Paula Span for KFF Health News) You’re ready to leave the hospital, but you don’t feel able to care
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Homeless Shelters for Seniors Pop Up, Catering to Older Adults’ Medical Needs
(By Aaron Bolton, MTPR for KFF Health News) SANDY, Utah — Just outside Salt Lake City sits an old, two-story,
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Medicaid Home Care (HCBS) in 2025
(Authors: Maiss Mohamed, Alice Burns, and Molly O’Malley Watts for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 5, 2026) Many older
Read MoreEvery VHA Health Care System now has an age-friendly team
(Source – news.va.gov) Enhancing the well-being of aging VeteransVHA is proud to announce a remarkable achievement for Veterans: Every VHA
Read MoreThe ‘magic’ of walking with grief
(By Nancy Eve Cohen for NPR) Grief can make some people hole up indoors. But in Northampton, Massachusetts a walking
Read MoreWheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No Way.
(By Paula Span for KFF Health News) In her house in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Barbara Meade said, “there are walkers and
Read MoreFrom ChatGPT to strength training: Here’s how 100-year-olds are thriving
(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) A new survey of centenarians finds people who make it to 100 are not letting
Read MoreMore People Are Caring for Dying Loved Ones at Home. A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How.
(By Halle Parker, Verite News published by KFF Health News) Liz Dunnebacke isn’t dying, but for a recent end-of-life care
Read MoreThe true cost of health care
Let’s face it, Medicare will not cover all your health care needs in retirement. Plus, there is a cost associated
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