Aging
Government-Funded Day Care Helps Keep Seniors Out Of Nursing Homes And Hospitals
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). SAN MARCOS, Calif. — Two mornings a week, a van arrives at the Escondido, Calif., home of Mario Perez and takes him to a new senior center in this northern San Diego County town, where he eats a hot lunch, plays cards and gets […]
Extending ‘Healthspan’: Brain Scientists Tap Into The Secrets Of Living Well Longer
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). AUSTIN, Texas — Retired state employees Vickey Benford, 63, and Joan Caldwell, 61, are Golden Rollers, a group of the over-50 set that gets out on assorted bikes — including trikes for adults they call “three wheels of awesome” — for an hour of […]
One-On-One With Trump’s Medicare And Medicaid Chief: Seema Verma
This story also ran on PBS NewsHour. This story can be republished for free (details). Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, sat down for a rare one-on-one interview with Kaiser Health News senior correspondent Sarah Varney. They discussed her views on President Donald Trump’s plan for sustaining public health insurance […]
What The 2020s Have In Store For Aging Boomers
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Within 10 years, all of the nation’s 74 million baby boomers will be 65 or older. The most senior among them will be on the cusp of 85. Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, […]
Patients Want A ‘Good Death’ At Home, But Hospice Care Can Badly Strain Families
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Preeminent Hospitals Penalized Over Rates Of Patients’ Injuries
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Is Your Hospital On The List? Look-Up ToolHere are the hospitals hit with safety penalties for 2020. You can filter by location, hospital name or year. DownloadsDownload the 2020 Data (.csv) Historical DataHere are links to articles and data since 2015. […]
Why Home Health Care Is Suddenly Harder To Come By For Medicare Patients
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). The decision came out of the blue. “Your husband isn’t going to get any better, so we can’t continue services,” an occupational therapist told Deloise “Del” Holloway in early November. “Medicare isn’t going to pay for it.” The therapist handed Del a notice explaining […]
What To Do If Your Home Health Care Agency Ditches You
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, helping America’s 60 million seniors and their families navigate the health care system. To contact Judith Graham with a question or comment, click here. Join the Navigating Aging Facebook […]
Stalked By The Fear That Dementia Is Stalking You
This story also ran on The New York Times. This story can be republished for free (details). Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, helping America’s 60 million seniors and their families navigate the health care system. To contact Judith Graham with a question or comment, click […]
Getting To The Heart Of Presidential Fitness: How Much Do We Need To Know?
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Differences in health policy weren’t the only bones presidential candidates had to pick last week. They also sparred over details of their personal health. And with the next debate and Super Tuesday primaries fast approaching, these skirmishes are likely to escalate. In the run-up […]