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Personal Conflicts, Even Violence, Are Not Uncommon in Long-Term Care
Arguments, verbal abuse and aggression are not unusual in elder care settings. Better staffing and training can ease the tensions, experts say.
By Paula Span
Arguments, verbal abuse and aggression are not unusual in elder care settings. Better staffing and training can ease the tensions, experts say.
By Paula Span
Medicare Advantage plans say it reduces waste and inappropriate care. Critics say it often restricts coverage unnecessarily.
By Paula Span
Trained negotiators can help families struggling with vexing elder-care issues.
By Paula Span
Homeownership is not the boon to older Americans that it once was.
By Paula Span
The pandemic played a role in increased consumption, but alcohol use among people 65 and older was climbing even before 2020.
By Paula Span
Federal law requires states to seek reimbursement from the assets, usually homes, of people who died after receiving benefits for long-term care.
By Paula Span
New criteria could lead to a diagnosis on the basis of a simple blood test, even in the absence of obvious symptoms.
By Paula Span
A society in which members of different generations do not interact “is a dangerous experiment,” said one researcher.
By Paula Span
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.
By Paula Span
Coronary artery bypass grafting, the most common cardiac procedure in the United States, was studied mostly in men. Women are paying the price.
By Paula Span
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