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Roughly 8 million people 65 and older have dementia or need help with two or more activities of basic daily life, like getting out of bed. Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, caregivers often cobble together a patchwork of relatives and friends to help.
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Despite increases in assets among middle-class Americans in recent years, 80 percent of older adults would be unable to afford two years of long-term care, according to data from the National Council on Aging.
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Oklahoma-based Carter Healthcare is accused of overbilling Medicare and billing for therapy that patients didn’t need between 2014 and 2016.
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CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch says the deal will increase her company's connection to consumers in their homes.
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The demand for home health care has increased even while the supply of workers has been squeezed thanks to how most of the care is paid for.
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Advocates have been calling for changes in the field. They say these jobs are exhausting, with low wages, little respect and little career growth. "We need a complete transformation," one expert says.
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Seniors, their families and states are eager to keep older Americans in their homes and out of nursing homes, but those efforts are often thwarted by worker shortages and low pay.
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Thousands of veterans are getting VA health care from the comfort of their homes.
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The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would prohibit some home health workers from having union dues deducted from their paychecks. The rule would likely undercut unions' power, all agree.
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Patients looking for home health care services will be impressed if they check out the federal government’s ratings of Brookdale Senior Living. Four of…