Paula Span

Arguments, verbal abuse and aggression are not unusual in elder care settings. Better staffing and training can ease the tensions, experts say.

Medicare Advantage plans say it reduces waste and inappropriate care. Critics say it often restricts coverage unnecessarily.

Trained negotiators can help families struggling with vexing elder-care issues.

Homeownership is not the boon to older Americans that it once was.

The pandemic played a role in increased consumption, but alcohol use among people 65 and older was climbing even before 2020.

Federal law requires states to seek reimbursement from the assets, usually homes, of people who died after receiving benefits for long-term care.

New criteria could lead to a diagnosis on the basis of a simple blood test, even in the absence of obvious symptoms.

A society in which members of different generations do not interact “is a dangerous experiment,” said one researcher.

The move to a long-term care facility is often difficult but necessary for frail patients. For their partners, it can mean a new set of challenges.

Coronary artery bypass grafting, the most common cardiac procedure in the United States, was studied mostly in men. Women are paying the price.