Families Complain as States Require Covid Testing for Nursing Home Visits
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) As covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun
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A New Paradigm Is Needed: Top Experts Question the Value of Advance Care Planning
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) For decades, Americans have been urged to fill out documents specifying their end-of-life
Read moreAs Covid Hits Nursing Homes’ Finances, Town Residents Fight to Save Alzheimer’s Facility
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Marvin Querry, 86, was on his tractor, planting rye on his 770-acre western
Read moreSeeking Refills: Aging Pharmacists Leave Drugstores Vacant in Rural America
(By Markian Hawryluk for Kaiser Health News) Ted Billinger Jr. liked to joke that he would work until he died.
Read moreFor Older Adults, Smelling the Roses May Be More Difficult
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) The reports from covid-19 patients are disconcerting. Only a few hours before, they
Read moreWhen the Eye on Older Patients Is a Camera
(By Sofie Kodner for Kaiser Health News) In the middle of a rainy Michigan night, 88-year-old Dian Wurdock walked out
Read more‘Covid Hit Us Over the Head With a Two-by-Four’: Addressing Ageism With Urgency
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Earlier this year, the World Health Organization announced a global campaign to combat ageism —
Read moreNew federal funds spur expansion of home care services for the elderly and disabled
(By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR) For older people and people with disabilities, solving everyday practical problems can be the difference between
Read more‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Joanne Whitney, 84, a retired associate clinical professor of pharmacy at the University
Read moreOlder Americans bore the brunt of antibiotic-resistant infections, study finds
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Older Americans were disproportionately affected by several different types of infection for which antibiotics were
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