Memory Care Unit: How to Choose the Right One
If or when the time comes when a loved one with dementia can no longer live at home, you may
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Aging
New Rules to Limit Medi-Cal ‘Death Fees’
(By Emily Bazar for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Six months after her mother died in 2014, Karen
Read MoreNew Medicare Rules Should Help ‘High Need’ Patients Get Better Treatment
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Doctors have complained for years that they’re not paid adequately for time-consuming work
Read MoreHospitals And Surgery Centers Play Tug-Of-War Over America’s Ailing Knees
(By Christina Jewett for Kaiser Health News) Five years ago, Dr. Ira Kirschenbaum, an orthopedic surgeon in the Bronx who
Read MoreAging And Addicted: The Opioid Epidemic Affects Older Adults, Too
(By Jenny Gold for Kaiser Health News) It took a lot of convincing for John Evard to go to rehab.
Read MoreWhen Looking For A Nursing Home, Your Hospital May Offer Little Help
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) At age 88, Elizabeth Fee looked pregnant, her belly swollen after days of
Read MoreMore Prisoners Die Of Old Age Behind Bars
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) As the number of older prisoners soars, more inmates are dying in prison
Read MoreSenior Citizens, Even 80-Year-Olds, Can Be Organ Donors
(By JoNoel Aleccia for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Diana Teller never thought she was too old for
Read MorePotential Safety Issues
In a recent study suggests that U.S. veterans with dementia who receive care from several sources including Department of Veterans
Read MoreLife Expectancy In U.S. Drops For First Time In Decades, Report Finds
(By Rob Stein for NPR) One of the fundamental ways scientists measure the well-being of a nation is tracking the
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