Senior Living

A new state-by-state scorecard evaluates the effectiveness of long-term care services and concludes that there is much room for improvement . . . ...

Seniors want to remain at home as long as possible, but with family spread out all over the country, it isn't always easy to do so. . .

The popular New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast has created a graphic memoir of coping with her parents' final years, titled "Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" In recent interviews, Chast has had nothing but praise for the elder law...

The federal government is eliminating its most popular reverse mortgage.

The point of buying long-term care insurance is so you don't have to worry how to pay for a nursing home (or other types of long-term care). . .

This ruling could have a profund impact on the lives of Medicare beneficiaries who need the care of a skilled professional . . .  ...

A recent Connecticut case highlights the risk to family members of nursing home residents who don't live up to their financial commitments . . . ...

The conventional wisdom is that you should always pay off your debts, but that may not always make the most financial sense for seniors.

As a consequence of congressional gridlock, $85 billion in automatic, across-the-board spending cuts are starting to take effect. ...