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Is it time to consider in-home care for an aging loved one? Here are some ways to tell.

Two privately held nursing homes in New Jersey are accused of siphoning off tens of millions of dollars in Medicaid funding while residents endured unsafe and inhumane conditions.

Medicaid permits the healthy spouses of Medicaid patients who need long-term care services to retain limited resources to keep them from becoming impoverished.

In many American families, the burden of family caregiving lands disproportionately on women, geography often governs who helps, and expectations about fairness are often more idealistic than realistic.

The cost of 15 high-priced Medicare Part D drugs, used to treat conditions such as cancer and diabetes, will be significantly lower starting in 2027.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the Medicare premiums and deductibles for 2026.

Many factors come into play when searching for the right nursing home, such as staffing, quality of care, cost, and location. Last month, U.S. News & World Report unveiled its Best Nursing Homes of 2026 ratings report, which analyzed data for nearly 15,000 nursing homes.

Emerging technologies can now monitor older adults to reduce and respond to falls. However, this enhanced monitoring comes with privacy concerns.

If you’re 50 or older and in a high-income bracket, a new rule means that a familiar tax deduction for extra catch‐up contributions to your 401(k) may vanish and you’ll be required to make those extra contributions to an after-tax Roth account.

Understanding why long-term care insurance denials happen and how to avoid them can save families significant stress and expense.