Older adults participate in a falls prevention awareness day of action in Fort Worth, Texas, in September. Around the nation, doctors, lawmakers, advocates and patients are ringing alarm bells over ...

Couples are living longer, and that is both a good thing and a bad thing. Texas has 42 individual Medicaid programs, but we will focus on only one: nursing home Medicaid. It covers most medical and ...

The doom scenarios for Medicaid are bleak, and it doesn’t take much imagination to get to them — even without direct cuts to ...

Medicaid is a joint federal and state health insurance program designed for low-income individuals that can help cover some of the costs associated with long-term care, including assisted living.

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The average monthly cost of a nursing home in the United States is between $8,669 for a semi-private room and $9,733 for a private room. However, costs vary by location, the level of care, and the ...

The total population of senior citizens is 55.8 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Of that, 1.3 million are in nursing homes. That’s about 2.3%. Maybe that doesn’t seem like a lot, but the ...

Dr. Fred Levin has been watching with growing alarm the national debate around federal cuts to Medicaid. He’s responsible for the medical care of about 100 older adults at the Community PACE center in ...