1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (1111+ words) Every day in the United States, 10, 000 people turn 65 " and as more of those aging Americans need help with daily activities, our long-term care crisis grows more urgent. About 70% of older adults will need some long-term care at some point, from…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (475+ words) In 1990, Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), in introducing a report to Congress from the U. S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care (also known as the "Pepper Commission), wrote that with long-term care, "no entrenched system of private insurance is threatened by government…...

6+ mon, 4+ day ago  (593+ words) Everyone has heard about someone who lost their life's savings to the high cost of long-term care. The media is full of such stories. KFF Health News and the New York Times highlighted many in their Dying Broke series." Nevertheless,…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago  (807+ words) Approximately 24% of respondents to a recent survey who are eligible for benefits where they work said they had access to long-term care insurance there, and 9% of those employees said they had enrolled in that insurance. For the Employee Long-Term Care…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (528+ words) Summer vacations, particularly around the July 4th holiday, are prime time for settling in with a good read. This year, there may be nothing better for provider eyes than a unique new publication out of Arizona. The state's nickname is the…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (471+ words) The average payment for senior care liability claims doubled in the decade ending in 2024, with skilled nursing and other higher-acuity settings facing the highest increases. Liberty Mutual highlighted courtroom tactics as one reason for the steep rise in its recent…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (53+ words) Value-based care" (VBC) is one of the most frequently cited goals in U. S. healthcare reform " yet its meaning remains frustratingly vague and often contradictory. We hear that value-based care is. .. Most recent articles by Eugene Gonsiorek Want to read more? Please…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (410+ words) Mc Knight's Long-Term Care News took home the highest honor for industry news coverage Tuesday in a top national journalism contest for business media. The Gold Award of Excellence in the Azbees competition honors the print magazine's in-depth coverage of…...