Healthcare and Caregiving

White House reforms don’t address residents’ rights to have contact with informal caregivers — family members and friends who provide...

Since 2020, Medicare Advantage plans nationwide have partnered with companion providers to address members’ loneliness — a problem exacerbated by...

Twenty years ago, a group of pioneering older adults in Boston created an innovative organization for people committed to aging...

If you listen to the nation’s largest Alzheimer’s disease advocacy organizations, you might think everyone living with Alzheimer’s wants unfettered...

The White House this week said CMS will first study the issue of nursing home staffing and then propose minimum...

The Biden administration's proposed overhaul of the nursing care industry faces a challenge: mandating adequate staffing levels for all homes without bankrupting...

The drug industry, patient advocates, and congressional Republicans have all attacked the FDA's decision to decline routine Medicare coverage for...

Despite recent signals that covid’s grip on the country may be easing, many older adults are struggling with persistent malaise,...

A month into its debut, California’s new Medicaid prescription drug program is riddled with problems, leaving thousands of patients without...

Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health...