America’s long-term care system is not just broken — it doesn’t exist. Sadly, Americans age 50-plus and others in need of long-term care face a patchwork of services, some private and some public. Many older Mainers end up in costly institutional care. Some are able to rely on family caregivers, but that situation, too, is often fraught with great difficulties.
Residents' Rights Month is held each October and honors long-term care residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Each year, residents living in long-term facilities are celebrated to bring awareness to their individual rights under the Nursing Home Reform Law. The following information was sent out by Missoula Aging Services: Across the country, residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities along with family members, Ombudsman program representatives, citizen advocates, facility staff, and others will honor the individual rights of long-term care residents by celebrating Residents’ Rights Month. Residents’ Rights Month is an annual event held in October by the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (Consumer Voice) to celebrate and focus on awareness of dignity, respect, and the value of long-term care residents.
A lawsuit filed against Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra alleges the policies maintained by his department are restricting access to home health aide services for Medicare beneficiaries who are disabled or live with chronic conditions.
The suit was filed by a group of Medicare beneficiaries across multiple states as well as some health care advocacy groups.
Walgreens Boots Alliance is buying the rest of the post acute and home care company CareCentrix for $392 million.
The nation's largest drugstore chain Tuesday said it has "entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 45% stake for approximately $392 million."
More than half of North Carolinians (53 percent) age 45 and older say they have no plans of moving or leaving their homes as they get older, but many have concerns about home health access and social isolation, according to a new survey AARP released in partnership with the state of North Carolina.
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) today announced that its acquisition of AgeWell New York’s Medicaid Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) business closed on October 1, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, AgeWell New York’s MLTC business served approximately 13,000 members.