Jun 21, 2022 | News
From AARP.org — How to help your loved one get around when you can’t provide a ride About 600,000 older adults stop driving each year, according to USAging, the national association for Area Agencies on Aging. That can make it harder for aging or ill loved...
Jun 14, 2022 | News
From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/CMS.gov — On June 3, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is notifying states that they now have an additional year — through...
Jun 7, 2022 | News
From the DisabilityScoop.com — MINNEAPOLIS — Before the pandemic, Caleb George-Guidry lived in a group home with a circle of friends and staff who understood his spirited personality. He also attended a day support center where he enjoyed a wide range of activities,...
May 31, 2022 | News
From the VAntage blog at VA.gov — Each year, millions of Americans struggle with mental illness. Veterans and their families are no different, which is why the Veterans Crisis Line (1-800-273-8255) continues to expand and evolve to find the most effective ways to...
May 17, 2022 | News
From AARP — “I remember it like it was yesterday,” James Gasperino, M.D., says of a grim night in March 2020, just weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was identified in the U.S. Critically ill patients flooded the Brooklyn Hospital Center, where he works, coming...
May 10, 2022 | News
From KHN.org (Kaiser Health News) — The Biden administration has identified core impediments to better nursing home care in its proposed overhaul of the industry, but turning aspirations into reality will require a complex task: adding workers. Trickier yet, the...
May 3, 2022 | News
From USA Today — BY KEN ALLTUCKER — A government watchdog report released Thursday, April 28, found private Medicare plans routinely rejected claims that should have been paid and denied services that reviewers found to be medically necessary. The report, completed...
Apr 26, 2022 | News
From Stars and Stripes — BY NIKKI WENTLING — WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday, April 25, that it created a fast-track to disability compensation for veterans who developed one of nine rare respiratory cancers because of their...
Apr 19, 2022 | News
From NextAvenue.org — Surveys show that most people would prefer to grow older, and even die, in their own home. This desire isn’t hard to understand. While you may have already downsized to a more manageable home or condo, you won’t have to move again,...
Apr 12, 2022 | News
From the Associated Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare said Thursday, April 7, that it’s considering a cut in enrollee premiums, after officials stuck with an earlier decision to sharply limit coverage for a pricey new Alzheimer’s drug projected to drive up program...
