Aging
Medicaid’s Ticking Bomb – Long Term Care – Could Wipe Out State Budgets
This story comes from our partner A new study claims the costs of Medicaid’s long-term care services could cripple states’ already-fragile budgets. The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions study, “Medicaid Long-Term Care: The Ticking Time Bomb,” runs through worst and best-case scenarios: the best being that Medicaid costs as a percentage of state budgets will nearly […]
Lawmakers: Extend Medicaid Subsidies To Help African-American Seniors
Three black members of Congress on Tuesday said minority nursing home patients would be disproportionately affected if Congress fails to extend bonus payments to state Medicaid programs. Low Medicaid payment rates to nursing homes have been blamed for causing low staffing rates and quality-of-care problems for years. The lawmakers fear that without the extra payments, […]
Seniors Still In The Dark On New Health Law
This story comes from our partner, NPR’s health blog Shots. That fact that people don’t know a lot about what’s in the new health law isn’t exactly news. But a new poll that shows just how little Grandma and Grandpa know about it must be giving the new law’s supporters a serious case of heartburn. […]
Helping Employees Provide End-Of-Life Care Is Good For Morale, Corporate Bottom Line
This story comes from our partner Juggling a caregiving role with a full-time job is daunting. But it can be even more difficult working during the end stages of a loved one’s life. Some companies are exploring end-of-life initiatives to help their employees manage the ultimate transition. Recently, at the global headquarters of Pitney Bowes, […]
Five Questions for Gail Sheehy On Caregiving
This story comes from our partner As part of its series “Five Questions For…,” The Fiscal Times interviewed Gail Sheehy, journalist and author, about her latest book “Passages In Caregiving: From Chaos To Confidence.” Sheehy, best known for her 1974 book “Passages,” chronicles her own caregiving experiences (her husband, Clay Felker, died in 2008), talks […]
Seniors Finding Long-Term Care Close To Home
This story comes from our partner Betty and Jack O’Connor want to stay in their Chevy Chase, Md., home as they age and are trying to create a network of volunteers in their neighborhood, called a “village,” to help them with tasks they can no longer handle. (Jennifer Ludden/NPR) Part one in a four-part […]
High-Tech Aging: Tracking Seniors’ Every Move
This story comes from our partner Part two in a four-part series When Lida Lee Bridgers’ mother had a stroke a few years back, Bridgers and her husband moved in with her in Austin, Texas. But that left them house-bound. “She was not very steady on her feet,” Bridgers says, “and doing the surfing-the-furniture type […]
Wired Homes Keep Tabs On Aging Parents
This story comes from our partner Edward and Lavinia Fitzgerald in Savannah, Ga., have dinner while telecaregiver Denise Cady of ResCare, a camera monitoring service, looks on. (Jennifer Ludden/NPR) Part three in a four-part series The boomer generation that has grown up with e-mail, cell phones and video cameras is now using all of these […]
Building Homes To Age In
This story comes from our partner Jim and Cheryl Waggoner met and married while he was in a VA nursing home. Their custom home accommodates his physical limitations while also looking stylish. (Jennifer Ludden/NPR) Last in a four-part series As Americans live longer than ever, some will find it difficult to stay in their […]
Aging in Place – A Graceful Living Option for Seniors
This story comes from The swelling ranks of Americans 65 and older – a figure expected to more than double to 89 million by 2050 – have inspired communities and companies to find innovative ways to help older Americans work longer and age gracefully and affordably in their homes. The small but fast-growing “village” movement […]