About 70% of people need some form of long-term care. You will need to do some thinking about the type of care that you would ideally like to receive and assess the costs. Your next step should be to ...

One of the greatest fears of our elderly is that they may require nursing home care. This not only means a great loss of personal autonomy, but also a tremendous financial expense.Depending on ...

A new report looks at what’s working to help residents in long-term care communities prioritize care planning and advanced care planning, or ACP. The study was published on Dec. 6 in The Journal of ...

The figures are bracing: About half of people turning age 65 will require some type of paid long-term care in their lifetimes. Women will need 3.7 years of care, on average, while males will need an ...

It's time to get smart about smart rooms in hospitals because the financial and clinical ROI they offer can be significant. A smart room is an innovative concept – a healthcare environment that ...

Given their day-to-day, intimate interaction with residents, certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are uniquely positioned to contribute to care planning and interdisciplinary care team (IDT) meetings, ...

If you have questions or need guidance in preparing your advance care planning documents, please contact us and a staff member will be glad to assist you or connect you with your clinic social worker.

The vice president’s health care plan is meant to help Americans who are struggling to find affordable home care for themselves or aging relatives. By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz The reporters ...

Gov. Phil Bredesen has outlined details of the "Long-Term Care Community Choices Act of 2008," the state's plan to simplify access to home- and community-based services and increase the number of ...

If the scope of President Joe Biden's social spending plan is too large to grasp, then consider Nancy Slomba of Western New York state. She spends 84 hours a week caring for her son Joe Slomba, who ...

Stacy Francis is the President and CEO of Francis Financial & founder of Savvy Ladies™, empowering women to achieve financial independence. When my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer that had ...