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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
Americans in the lower middle class are losing ground financially, researchers have found.
By Paula Span
Winston, an older silverback, is getting enviable medical treatment. Now his keepers must confront an issue that vexes doctors and older humans, too: How much intervention is too much?
By Paula Span
The virus sends up to 160,000 people over 65 to hospitals every year. But just 15 percent have gotten the newly available shots.
By Paula Span
Some seniors prefer age-restricted communities, while others want intergenerational living. There is little research to show which option is healthier.
By Paula Span
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Mentoring programs bring together those just starting to care for family members with dementia and those who have been coping for some time.
By Paula Span
Over-the-counter devices have been available for a year now. New research suggests they may have unexpected benefits.
By Paula Span
Benefits extended earlier in the coronavirus pandemic have been rolled back. But many older Americans are not taking advantage of the aid still available.
By Paula Span
The plaintiffs want the state to drop its residency requirement. Oregon and Vermont have already done so.
By Paula Span
Older people are less likely to be diagnosed but more likely to experience certain kinds of illnesses, research suggests.
By Paula Span
A series of hurdles prevented the facilities from shielding older people, despite the best efforts of staff. Experts are calling for reforms before the next virus arrives.
By Paula Span
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