Senior living: Judge in nursing home bankruptcy case gives families fresh hope
Genesis HealthCare, once the nation’s largest nursing home chain, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy in July.
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Senior living: More people are caring for dying loved ones at home. This nonprofit is shows them how
Demand for home health care, including at-home hospice care, has skyrocketed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as has the number of family caregivers.
How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths
The nursing home industry is increasingly finding refuge in bankruptcy court.
Waning immunity and falling vaccination rates fuel pertussis outbreaks
Whooping cough is especially dangerous for infants under a year old.
Senior living: What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain
There is increasing evidence that chronic exposure to PM2.5, a neurotoxin, not only damages lungs and hearts but is also associated with dementia.
ICE crackdown heightens barriers for immigrant domestic violence victims
The situation has hampered the advocates and attorneys who defend immigrants' rights.
Senior living: When a hearing aid isn’t enough
Federal epidemiologists have estimated that hearing loss affects about 1 in 5 people ages 65 to 74 and more than half of those over 75.
Many fear federal loan caps will deter aspiring doctors and worsen shortage
The economic burden, they warn, will steer medical students to lucrative specialties in more affluent, urban areas rather than lower-paying primary care jobs in underserved and rural communities.
How states are preparing for a last-minute Obamacare deal
“We are ready to move any mountain we can possibly move to make any changes as quickly as we possibly can," the director of Covered California says.
Trump takes aim at state laws shielding consumer credit scores from medical debt
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in new guidance says that federal law bars states, including California, from restricting medical debts from the reports.