Senior Living

By unanimous vote, a committee of the U.S. Senate has endorsed a bill that would establish a nationwide program to provide respite care services to family caregivers. More . . .

A former head of Medicare and Medicaid says that covering the nation's 41 million uninsured would cost only a small fraction of the $1.6 trillion that will be spent on health care this year, and would result in unexpected savings...

Disabled recipients of Medicaid home care services are much happier under an experimental program that allows them to hire the helpers themselves, a new study concludes. More . . .

The new profession of "private geriatric care manager" has evolved to help families assess the need for long-term care and coordinate services if a loved one requires some type of care.

An ElderLawAnswers law firm has won an important legal victory in preventing an Indiana nursing home from forcing a 98-year-old Medicaid resident to move to a part of the facility set aside for patients whose care is funded by Medicaid.

Consumers in eight states are now able to compare'“for the first time--the quality of care provided by home health care agencies in their state. More . . .

A working group charged with making recommendations on how to regulate the rapidly expanding assisted living industry has issued its final report. A number of consumer members of the group expressed keen disappointment with the report. More .

The Canadian government has officially said that it will take responsibility to ensure the safety and quality of the growing flow of prescription drugs being exported to the United States. More . . .

Moving to a nursing home can bring up many emotions that are hard to cope with, such as feelings of abandonment, loss, disorientation and frustration. It''s little wonder that more than half of nursing home residents suffer from depression,...