Elder Care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program. Millions more Americans signed up for taxpayer-funded health... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing possible criminal charges for an alleged cover-up of COVID-19 pandemic... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing possible criminal charges for an alleged cover-up of COVID-19 pandemic mistakes following a recommendation Wednesday from a congressional subcommittee. The issue is whether he lied to Congress about mismanagement that... Read More
The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More
The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities for older and disabled Americans. Vice President Kamala Harris announced the final rules on Monday... Read More

ATLANTA (AP) — Since Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his home in south Georgia one year ago, the former U.S. president... Read More
ATLANTA (AP) — Since Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his home in south Georgia one year ago, the former U.S. president has celebrated his 99th birthday, enjoyed tributes to his legacy and lost his wife of 77 years. Rosalynn Carter, who died in November,... Read More
WASHINGTON — Engaging the primary care workforce in the diagnosis process of Alzheimer’s disease would accelerate the delivery of disease-modifying... Read More
WASHINGTON — Engaging the primary care workforce in the diagnosis process of Alzheimer’s disease would accelerate the delivery of disease-modifying therapies, while easing the pressures already being experienced by overwhelmed neurology and geriatric practices, a new Rand report says. The... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking new steps to increase accountability of bad actors in the nursing home industry,... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking new steps to increase accountability of bad actors in the nursing home industry, improve the quality of nursing homes and make them safer. The new initiatives follow up on President Joe Biden’s promise... Read More