10 Things to Know About Medicaid
(By Alice Burns, Elizabeth Hinton, Robin Rudowitz, and Maiss Mohamed for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 18, 2025) Medicaid
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5 Key Facts about Medicaid Eligibility for Seniors and People with Disabilities
(By Rhiannon Euhus, Alice Burns, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 07, 2025) Options under consideration
Read MoreLong-term care facilities enhance lives of Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) VA provides quality, thoughtful, long-term care services to over 500,000 Veterans, from those with traumatic brain injuries
Read MoreThe cost of senior care: Why aging farmers fear the nursing home
(By Juliana Kim, Tim Evans for NPR) RUGBY, N.D. — Cindie Haakenson was relieved when a room opened up at
Read MoreDespite Past Storms’ Lessons, Long-Term Care Residents Again Left Powerless
(By Sandy West for KFF Health News) HOUSTON — As Tina Kitzmiller sat inside her sweltering apartment, windows and doors
Read MoreStates Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Nursing Homes. Residents Suffer When Rules Are Ignored or Waived.
(By Jordan Rau for KFF Health News) For hours, John Pernorio repeatedly mashed the call button at his bedside in
Read More10 Things About Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
(By Priya Chidambaram and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 08, 2024) Long-term services and supports (LTSS)
Read MoreLong-term care insurance and Medicare supplemental insurance
As you age, you may be looking at either long-term insurance, Medicare supplemental insurance, or both. Many experts suggest that
Read MorePayroll tax to fund long-term care
Washington state enacted the Long-Term Services and Support Act (WA Cares) three years ago to address the costs of providing
Read MoreConcerns Grow Over Quality of Care as Investor Groups Buy Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes
(By Harris Meyer for KFF Health News) Shelly Olson’s mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing
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