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A federal audit of 19 California nursing homes released today found hundreds of violations of safety and emergency standards, putting vulnerable nursing home residents at increased risk of injury or death during a wildfire or other disaster.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don鈥檛 have to.
A long illness creates a real risk: that the relationship will be undermined and essential emotional connections lost.
Dozens of frail nursing home residents have been informed by their Medi-Cal managed care plans that they are no longer eligible for long-term care. Some health care advocates and legal aid attorneys fear that such terminations will increase as the state implements mandatory managed care for nursing home residents.
More baby boomers look forward to aging in place 鈥 in their homes, rather than in a care facility. But the costs of retrofitting a house is likely prohibitive for many Americans.
In what experts call an "epidemic of immobility," older hospital patients remain stuck in bed, their movements tracked by loud and ineffective bed alarms, losing muscle mass that's key to their health and daily functioning.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
The notion of a national program to tend to the day-to-day needs of a booming older population has circulated for years. Now, there are grants 鈥 and grit 鈥 behind it.
For more than a decade, customers used the online plan finder to compare dozens of policies. Yet after a redesign of the website, the search results no longer list which plan offers a customer the best value. Federal officials say it will be fixed before enrollment begins next week.
The president鈥檚 directive, which he said is designed to give beneficiaries more choices in their health care, could lead to higher costs for seniors. Final rules are to be written by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Starting today, Medicare is keeping half a billion dollars in payments from 83% of general hospitals for having too many patients come back.
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Knowing when 鈥 and how 鈥 to limit a loved one鈥檚 access to digital devices is akin to taking their car keys.
Passengers on massive cruise ships could be struck by norovirus or accidents ranging from falls to broken bones. Then what?
By 2030, an estimated 1 in 5 Californians will be 65 or older, and the state is creating a 鈥渕aster plan鈥 to address their needs. Lawmakers, advocates, local officials and others gathered in Sacramento on Monday to tackle issues of greatest concern, such as long-term care and housing for low-income seniors.
Simple alterations 鈥 like better signs, seating, parking or door design 鈥 can make it easier for older patients to navigate health care facilities. Here are several changes doctors鈥 offices, clinics and hospitals could make.
Health experts say the little-used benefit represents a lost opportunity for older adults to improve their health 鈥 and for the program to save money by preventing costly complications from diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
One out of every 13 seniors in America struggles to get enough food to eat while the federal program intended to help hasn鈥檛 kept pace with the graying population. KHN Midwest editor/correspondent Laura Ungar explains what you need to know about this largely hidden problem.
One out of every 13 older Americans struggles to find enough food to eat while the federal program intended to help hasn鈥檛 kept pace with the graying population.
In Colorado case, the right to aid a cancer patient鈥檚 death runs up against faith-based hospital policies. As more states have passed laws, about 1 in 6 acute care beds nationally is in a hospital that is Catholic-owned or -affiliated.
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