What is long-term care and will Medicare pay for it?
Do you believe that Medicare will pay for your ongoing long-term care? If so, you are not alone, 56 percent
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Nursing Homes
CMS website data is flawed on nursing home patient falls, researchers say
(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS-sponsored website Nursing Home Compare, which reports quality data from U.S. nursing homes,
Read MoreNursing Home Safety Violations Put Residents At Risk, Report Finds
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for Kaiser Health News) As huge swaths of California burned last fall, federal health officials descended
Read MoreHow 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 MoreWhat 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
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