Caring for an Aging Nation
(By Lydia Zuraw and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) The number of Americans 65 and older is expected
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Government support for long-term care has strong public backing
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research recently released their findings from a public opinion survey showing 63 percent
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Every state has its own median cost of care and charges associated with in-home health care; however, according to a
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(By Judith Graham for NPR) There’s widespread agreement that it’s important to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent
Read moreHealth workers, long-term care facilities should get Covid-19 vaccine first, CDC advisory panel says
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) A committee that advises the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to
Read more99% of long-term care facilities have signed up for free COVID-19 vaccines from CVS, Walgreens
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS Secretary Alex Azar said Nov. 18 that the department is seeing “tremendous uptake”
Read moreOver 70 percent of seniors will need long-term care
Many seniors and non-seniors assume that Medicare covers long-term care, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Yes, Medicare
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Today, approximately half of Americans turning 65 will need some kind of long-term care and support services during their retirement.
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Most people are aware that traditional Medicare’s coverage of long-term care is limited but it is important to know that
Read moreWhy the large premium hikes to your LTC policy and what to do about it
Many long-term care (LTC) policy holders may be facing a sizable premium increase this year causing many to doubt if
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