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Showing posts with label elderly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elderly. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Long-term care facilities face immigration crackdown and looming Medicaid cuts

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Jackline Conteh is a nursing assistant in Va. She emigrated  to the U.S. from war-torn Liberia. (KFF News photo) Long-term care facilities c...
Friday, March 07, 2025

Rural elders are estimated to endure much more abuse than what is reported. Protecting them comes with speaking up.

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Rural adults are less likely to report abuse. ( Photo by Danie Franco) While research on elder abuse in rural areas may be limited, evidence...
Friday, February 16, 2024

Private equity-owned health care is guided by expansion and profits; many are calling for more regulation

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As Americans age, the home health care sector will continue to grow. (Photo by G.A. Pflueger, Unsplash) Home health care businesses may go b...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Proposed new rules for nursing homes have sparked warnings and fear; rural residents are the most vulnerable

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National Cancer Institute photo, Unsplash The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 's new staffing mandates were met with alarm and fear, w...
Tuesday, September 05, 2023

Proposal for more nursing-home staff seen as unattainable by many owners; resident advocates say it's not enough

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Nursing homes may not be ready for 'tsunami' of baby boomers. (Photo by G.A. Pflueger, Unsplash) Nursing homes have struggled for de...
Monday, March 04, 2019

Rural nursing homes closing, creating hardship, heartbreak

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"More than 440 rural nursing homes have closed or merged over the last decade, according to the Cowles Research Group , which tracks l...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

As young leave Appalachia, who's left to care for elderly?

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The decline of coal in Central Appalachia has led to an out-migration of people who are needed to take care of the region's aging popul...
Monday, June 04, 2018

Report shows seniors' health rankings by state, says rural seniors face 'significant health challenges'

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Rural seniors face "significant health challenges" when compared to their suburban and urban counterparts, according to an annual...
Monday, July 11, 2016

Drones are being used in many new ways, including wildlife research and preservation

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Drones are being used in a variety of new ways, such as wildlife research and preservation, elder and end-of-life care, fitness and catch...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

New rules will make it harder for many elderly, poor, black and Latino voters to cast ballots

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New rules created ostensibly to stop voter fraud are making it more difficult for poor, black, Latino and elderly Americans, particularly i...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Sequester cuts could leave 15,000 rural people without their rental subsidies, Vilsack says

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Tom Vilsack Federal budget cuts from the "sequester" legislation could cost 15,000 low-income elderly and disabled people in ...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Appalachia's aging population could be 'canary in the coal mine' for rest of country, scholars write

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"With its higher proportion of older residents, Appalachia may be America’s 'canary in the coal mine,' an early warning system...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Telehealth lets rural seniors be independent longer

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"Revolutionary telehealth approaches across the United States are helping senior citizens continue to live independently in their own ...
Monday, September 03, 2012

Tool allows detailed examination of inspection reports from nursing homes all over the U.S.

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Journalists now have a tool at their fingertips that will allow them to find out about problems in their local long-term care facilitie...