Nursing Home Residents Overlooked in Scramble for Covid Antibody Treatments
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Of the dozens of patients Dr. Jim Yates has treated for covid-19 at
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3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Nursing homes receive billions of taxpayers’ dollars every year to care for chronically
Read MoreThere’s A Shortage Of Home Health Aides For The Elderly, And It’s Getting Worse
(By Kavitha Cardoza for NPR) Many Americans hope to spend their old age at home, rather than moving into a
Read MoreA few ways to pay for long-term care in retirement
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has projected more than one in four retirees will need long-term care
Read MoreAfter Pandemic Ravaged Nursing Homes, New State Laws Protect Residents
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) When the coronavirus hit Martha Leland’s Connecticut nursing home last year, she and
Read MoreMedicare’s Three-Day Rule: What you need to know
Those individuals who need continued care at a skilled nursing facility after being discharged from the hospital may be in
Read MoreZooming Into the Statehouse: Nursing Home Residents Use New Digital Skills to Push for Changes
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Patty Bausch isn’t a Medicaid expert, lawyer or medical professional. But she still
Read MoreFind care providers near you
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Medicare.gov makes it easy to find and compare nearby health care providers, like hospitals, home health agencies,
Read MoreCaring for an Aging Nation
(By Lydia Zuraw and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) The number of Americans 65 and older is expected
Read MoreIn California, Nursing Home Owners Can Operate After They’re Denied A License
(By Aaron Mendelson and Elly Yu for NPR) The pandemic has highlighted poor care in America’s nursing homes, where nearly
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