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Tighter Medicaid budgets could jeopardize states’ home-based services that help older adults and disabled people live in their homes instead of more expensive nursing homes.
The majority of older adults receive long-term care at home and need help covering these services with affordable insurance policies. The long-termĚý insurance industry needs to focus on home care.
An end-of life-planning website can encourage patients to tackle that difficult topic before they become too ill to communicate, according to a new study. But they may be more likely to make concrete plans with help from a doctor or social worker.
In a head-to-head comparison, several of the cheaper devices performed nearly as well as the expensive hearing aids. The study lends credence to lawmakers’ efforts to get the FDA to set standards for over-the-counter versions.
Recent research shows that controlling blood pressure, exercising and cognitive training around middle age could help prevent cognitive decline or Alzheimer’s disease.
From slick videos to digital “time capsules,” folks have new ways to “stay alive” long after they die.Ěý
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Of the 528 nursing homes that graduated from special focus status before 2014 and are still operating, more than half — 52 percent — have harmed patients or operated in a way that put patients in serious jeopardy within the past three years, a KHN analysis finds.
Medicare Advantage plans offer good value and aim to keep patients healthy but sicker people are far more likely to quit because they can’t get the care they need.
Among hurdles: Older adults may have multiple illnesses that could complicate research or they might be unable to manage the commute.
As we get older, it helps to tickle the noggin with trivia.ĚýHere's a pop quiz to see what you have learned as a regular reader of Kaiser Health News.
Medicaid pays for two-thirds of nursing home residents, but some recipients don’t even know they’re on it.
Living a vital, active life well into your 90s requires positive thinking and activity.
Almost 30 percent of patients leaving the hospital don’t want home health care services, which often leads to readmissions and other health issues.
At least 500 terminally ill Californians have asked for the medicine that allows them to end their lives, and nearly 500 health organizations have signed on to help.
People who were using marketplace plans instead of Medicare may qualify for the reprieve. They have until Sept. 30 to apply.
One flew a plane at 97; the other went to college at 92. But these two friends are proudest of their legacies of kindness.
Tending to somebody you love who has a debilitating condition can be physically and emotionally overwhelming. Here are some tips and resources to help you stay strong.
Older adults who face an uncertain future reach out to trusted friends to guide them.
Despite a culture clash and lack of time and training, ER doctors see how palliative care averts suffering for elderly patients with serious illnesses.
About a third of older adults feel lonely, but learning better ways to engage with others and improve relationships can help them avoid such feelings.
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