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Common Problems in Senior Living Facilities and How to Handle Them
US News Health· 4 days agoProblems can arise during and after your loved one makes the transition into an assisted living facility or other long-term care community. Problem: Costs of senior care are ...
Arizona leaders were warned of massive Medicaid fraud. It took them years to grasp the problem
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"Even if they hadn't put together the extent of the financial fraud, they absolutely knew people...
Medicaid Waiver Changes Could Lead To More Institutionalization, Advocates Fear
Disability Scoop· 1 day ago“You lose a lot of dignity; you lose a lot of autonomy; you lose a lot of inclusion,” said Hegland,...
Polis signs bill to increase availability of telehealth services
Valley Courier· 6 days agoOnce again, these legislators who are strong proponents of bi-partisan efforts have gotten a bill...
St. Louis' population is rapidly aging. The region may not be prepared. - St. Louis Business Journal
The Business Journals· 1 day agoThe St. Louis region's population is aging rapidly and, if current trends persist, nearly one...
California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants
FOX21 Colorado Springs· 7 days agoSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed he would not fix the state’s budget...
Planning ahead helps with long-term care choices
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoWhen Lorraine Kukucka saw that her mother’s deteriorating health would soon mean she couldn’t live on her own, she started to look into long-term care options near her home ...
N.M. Medicaid changes in the works have wide implications
Santa Fe New Mexican· 5 days agoNew Mexico is about to roll out a revamped Medicaid system — a massive undertaking that could change...
Role reversal: millions of kids care for adults but many are alone. How to find help.
USA Today· 5 days agoAs soon as 12-year-old Aleisha Thompson wakes up, she gets her mom’s medication ready. Then she gets...
Indiana adult day programs, already few in number, worry about their future
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette· 6 days agoJade Jeffries doesn’t know what she’d do without SarahCare – an adult day program that her father, James, attends daily. Jeffries, who works two jobs to pay the bills, is the sole caretaker ...