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‘Overwhelming’ safety issues reported at North Texas nursing homes run by bankrupt company
Fort Worth Star-Telegram· 5 days agoFour North Texas nursing homes have “overwhelming” safety and quality issues as their parent company navigates bankruptcy proceedings, according to a report from an independent patient care ...
Health, caregiving and estate planning: how to talk about tough topics with aging parents
Morningstar· 6 days agoAdult children often wonder what they ought to discuss with their aging parents in a family meeting. Should they, for instance, ask their parents whether they have a long-term-care insurance ...
Aging Parents: Learn Their Estate Plan and Medical Strategies
Digital Journal· 2 days agoFamilies with aging parents can benefit from having conversations on estate and medical planning. Properly managing health care for older adults often involves planning - both estate planning ...
Wyoming seniors want to live independently, and many aim to help
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle· 7 days agoWyoming’s aging population is growing at a much higher rate than the total state population, and 87%...
New federal staffing mandates pose challenges for Maine nursing homes
Portland Press Herald· 6 days agoAs many as two-thirds of Maine’s 80-plus nursing homes will have to hire workers to comply with new...
Many say federal mandate will worsen nursing home issues
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay· 6 days agoThis week the White House finalized a plan that would require nursing homes that receive Medicare...
For-profit nursing homes are cutting corners on safety and draining resources
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe care at Landmark of Louisville Rehabilitation and Nursing was abysmal when state inspectors...
Does Medicare cover physical therapy? Yes, and you might be eligible for more services, too
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoOutpatient physical therapy in a facility or at home—which is better? All outpatient therapy is...
Q&A: Sen. Gustavo Rivera on how to move forward with ‘short-sighted’ health care budget
Crain's New York Business· 3 days agoThe potential tax has been met with criticism–as has the governor’s plan to change the way the state...
Opinion: Iowa’s 2024 legislative session by the numbers
The Gazette· 1 day agoWriting about the Iowa Legislature and its maddening agenda has become exhausting. The final general...