A Pennsylvania judge has dismissed assisted suicide charges against a woman who was arrested after handing her 93-year-old father a bottle of morphine.

Picking the right aide to care for your loved one is not easy.  Here are a dozen questions to help you make the best decision . . . ...

Marie-Therese Connolly, a former Department of Justice lawyer who has devoted her career to combating elder abuse . . . ...

The Obama administration may be on the brink of scuttling the CLASS Act, a new national long-term care insurance . . . ...

A new study finds that when medical personnel know what kind of care a patient wants at the end of life, Medicare can be spared . . . ...

The Obama administration has decided to halt implementation of the CLASS Act, a proposed national long-term care insurance program . . . ...

The news is full of stories about how private-sector retiree pensions and health insurance plans are in financial trouble. This book explains how the companies themselves played a big role in draining these plans.

Seven Medicare patients have filed a class action lawsuit challenging a Medicare policy that allows hospitals to place patients . . . ...

A new analysis reveals that the largest for-profit nursing homes typically maintain staffing levels nearly one-third lower than non-profit . . . ...