Meals On Wheels Wants To Be The ‘Eyes and Ears’ For Hospitals, Doctors
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Debbie Case held an insulated bag with two packaged meals — a sandwich wrap
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Aging
Medicare Will Reimburse Doctors
Medicare will reimburse primary care doctors for the time it takes to test patients with cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer’s
Read MoreVeterans and Long-Term Care Benefits
A little known veterans benefit called the Aid and Attendance benefit for long-term care is available to veterans and their
Read MoreWhere Does Alzheimer’s Treatment Go From Here?
(By Bret Stetka for NPR) In a disappointment to Alzheimer’s patients and researchers, drugmaker Eli Lilly said in late November
Read MoreYou may have more control over aging than you think, say ‘The Telomere Effect’ authors
(By Karen Weintraub for STAT) Molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn shared a Nobel Prize for her research on telomeres — structures
Read MoreNew Nursing Home Rules Offer Residents More Control Of Their Care
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) About 1.4 million residents of nursing homes across the country now can be
Read MoreGrandparents, Grandchildren, and Living Longer
In a recent study from Berlin, Germany found grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare or provided support to the
Read MoreMemory Care Unit: How to Choose the Right One
If or when the time comes when a loved one with dementia can no longer live at home, you may
Read MoreNew Rules to Limit Medi-Cal ‘Death Fees’
(By Emily Bazar for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Six months after her mother died in 2014, Karen
Read MoreNew Medicare Rules Should Help ‘High Need’ Patients Get Better Treatment
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Doctors have complained for years that they’re not paid adequately for time-consuming work
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