Seniors For Living

A new post on the Visiting Nurse Service of New York blog outlines some of the changes seniors should expect as a result of the Affordable Care Act. The article references the following:

Coverage of more preventive services under Medicare ...

A week ago, millions of Americans voted -- not just for the president, but for several federal, state and local representatives. Although seniors typically comprise the large majority of active voters (according to this Gallup poll, 85% of voters 65 and older ...

Today's guest post is by Melody Wilding, a licensed medical social worker (LMSW) and Community Manager for eCaring.com.

It’s 11 a.m. Two meetings down: what’s next? Maybe check emails or tackle the pile of papers growing on ...

Senior apartments. Retirement communities. Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Subsidized senior housing. Independent living is not limited to one setting only: there are small and large apartment complexes (with studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units), high-rise buildings comprised of efficiency apartments, ...

Choosing to reside in an independent living community means more than just having your own parking space and the freedom to come and go as you please. Learn more with this Q&A overview.

Q: What types of housing ...

The Beatles. JFK. MLK. The Vietnam War. Color TV.

That was life in the 1950s and 60s, when today’s baby boomers were coming of age.

Punk. Watergate. The Brady Bunch. Disco. Cocaine.

Life in the 1970s – when boomers were ...

People say nothing in life is certain but death and taxes.  And how about changes to Medicare? If you ask me, it’s safe to count on that one too.

There were many changes born out of the health care reform legislation passed last spring, changes that will impact the health care world for better and for worse.

Enter IPAB – the Independent Payment Advisory Board (government agencies love their alphabet ...

Although there hasn’t been much breaking news on health care lately, the reform wheels are in motion and change is coming.

A major component of health care reform is reigning in the cost of avoidable readmissions, which currently eats a hefty $17.4 billion slice of the $102.6 billion Medicare pie (and affects one in five patients). Thus, under the new legislation, hospitals will incur penalties for readmissions, medical errors, and inefficient ...

Whenever I'm depressed about the state of the long term care (LTC) system in America, my mind wanders to other countries. What's it like in Uganda, France, or Kazakhstan? Is it better, worse, or about the same? Apparently, Howard Gleckman heard my cry. A senior research associate for the Urban Institute (and author of "Caring for our Parents"), he tackled this topic (in response to a Washington Post piece) in ...

Back in November, 60 Minutes tackled a controversial and timely topic: "The Cost of Dying," and the topic has stuck with me. That's because end-of-life issues are taking a more prominent place in discussions about health care.

As per the report, Medicare paid $50 billion for doctor and hospital bills during the last two months of patient's lives - an amount that surpasses the budgets for the Department of Homeland Security and ...