How Much Do Medicare Beneficiaries Spend Out of Pocket on Health Care?
(By Juliette Cubanski, Wyatt Koma, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for the Kaiser Family Foundation) Many policymakers and presidential candidates
Read More
Nursing Homes
What is assisted living and does Medicare or Medicaid pay for it?
One of the most difficult parts of caring for the elderly is understanding what assisted living is and does Medicare
Read MoreCalifornia Nursing Home Residents Told To Find New Homes
(By Jocelyn Wiener for Kaiser Health News) Some of California’s most vulnerable nursing home residents, many of whom have nowhere
Read MoreNursing Home Complaints Increase Nationwide
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) logged an increase in nursing home complaints last year reaching its highest level
Read MoreNew feature helps you compare nursing home safety
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Choosing a nursing home for yourself or a loved one can be difficult. There are many things
Read MoreFinding the right post-hospital care
For those Medicare beneficiaries who are very sick or have complex needs, the question of here to go after the
Read MoreShopping blindly for post-acute care is a recipe for disaster
(By Lynn B. Rogut for STAT) Many Americans have stories to tell about failures in care when a family member
Read MoreReports Find Health Workers Still Aren’t Alerting Police Regarding Likely Elder Abuse
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) It can be hard to quantify the problem of elder abuse. Experts believe that many
Read MoreHow To Find And Use New Federal Ratings For Rehab Services At Nursing Homes
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) For the first time, the federal government is shining a spotlight on the
Read MoreShort-Staffed Nursing Homes See Drop In Medicare Ratings
(By Jordan Rau and Elizabeth Lucas for Kaiser Health News) The federal government accelerated its crackdown on nursing homes that
Read More