Understanding Medicare’s rules for care in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) is useful for older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers, particularly because confusion about SNF coverage can lead to unexpected bills.

Many people assume they will never need long-term care. However, nearly 70 percent of adults age 65 and over will require such services at some point in their later years. Long-term care insurance (LTCI) can help older adults afford the long-term care services they may one day need.

Existing Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) rules grant specific accommodations based on age, particularly for workers over age 50. However, changes to these age-related criteria could significantly increase the number of older adults whose disability benefits applications are denied.

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.