Newt Gingrich and Bob Kerrey discuss the importance of improving healthcare options for aging Americans. Americans say access and cost are the most important health issues in the U.S.
Crisis in long-term health: Boomers caring for elderly parents, but who will care for them?
WHO WILL CARE FOR THEM? The demands of caring for their aging parents are putting a strain on the generation born after World War II.
Long-Term Care Aid for Veterans and Surviving Spouses
Dear Savvy Senior, Does the VA provide any financial assistance to help veterans or their spouses pay for long-term care? My father, who served in the army many years ago, receives some in-home care right now, but will eventually need to move into an assisted living facility because his health is deteriorating. Can the VA help? Searching Son Dear Searching, Thats a great question. Theres …
Five Long Term Care Myths
long term care, nursing home care Most of us would rather have a tooth pulled then talk with our parents about long term care. Many of us are operating with misinformation about long term care and how your family might pay for it. …
Non-Drug Treatment Of Alzheimer’s Disease: Long-Term Benefit Not Proven
Reliable conclusions about the potential for benefit and harm are currently not possible / In general there is still a great need for good studies on non-drug interventions Whether people with Alzheimer’s disease benefit in the long term from non-drug treatment interventions remains an unanswered question.
Maine Bill Seeks to Overhaul Long-Term Care System
PHI works to improve long-term care — by improving the jobs of home health aides, certified nurse aides, & personal care attendants.
Non-drug treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: Long-term benefit not proven
Whether people with Alzheimer’s disease benefit in the long term from non-drug treatment interventions remains an unanswered question.
Report Finds Wide Variation In N.Y. Counties’ Denial Of Medicaid Long Term Care Applications
Over the last decade, 7% of Medicaid long-term care applications in New York state were denied on the grounds that individuals transferred assets to become eligible for the program, but there is wide variation in counties’ denial rates, according to a report published by the Rockefeller Institute of the State University of New York, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports.
Long-Term Care Gains Attention In Health Reform
As key lawmakers in Congress look at what’s in and what’s out of a national health reform plan, long-term care is gaining attention. WBUR’s Martha Bebinger reports.
Beyond Gold or Silver: The Long Term Care Insurance Flight to Financial Safety
If you’ve lost money in this economy, you may be concerned about protecting what you have left. Safe havens such as gold or silver may be one good option. Another, often overlooked, is long term care insurance.
