Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she
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Aging
Medicaid payments vs. nursing home costs: 5 takeaways
(By Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicaid payment rates given to the average nursing home covered about 82 cents
Read MoreNursing Home Industry Wants Trump To Rescind Staffing Mandate
(By Jordan Rau for KFF Health News) Covid’s rampage through the country’s nursing homes killed more than 172,000 residents and
Read MoreHomebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System’s Cracks
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch
Read MoreThese matchmakers connect teens and elders. The friendships benefit both sides
(By Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR) When Andrea Levitt, 82, first met Angelo Williams, 16, at a cookies-and-tea event in New
Read MoreOlder Americans Living Alone Often Rely on Neighbors or Others Willing To Help
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon,
Read MoreMedicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.
(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) When Pam McClure learned she’d save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next
Read MoreA new way to support grandparents raising kids affected by the addiction epidemic
(By Drew Hawkins for NPR) Happy shouts and laughter fill the cafeteria at Locust Grove Baptist Church in New Market,
Read MoreMillions of Aging Americans Are Facing Dementia by Themselves
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Sociologist Elena Portacolone was taken aback. Many of the older adults in San
Read MoreOlder Men’s Connections Often Wither When They’re on Their Own
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) At age 66, South Carolina physician Paul Rousseau decided to retire after tending
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