Numerous resources are available online and in print for information about elder care, aging, homes for older Americans, etc. We would like simply to touch on a few that we think are quite valuable, and which we hope you will as well. We would love to hear from you if you have some favorites that […]
#Aging: Medicare’s Support To Home Health Agencies Likely To Be Cut 3+%
With government cuts (or default) looming, everyone is talking about cuts. The battle is really over how much cutting will be done, and who will bleed most. The two federal programs that are most often discussed as targets for cutting are Social Security and Medicare. And every political stripe agrees that as the growing number […]
U.K. Home Care Described as a ‘Lottery’
Image by Getty Images via @daylife A consumer group says it has found huge discrepancies in the availability and cost of home healthcare in the United Kingdom, based on where people live. Describing it as a “postcode lottery,” the group Which? found elderly people living just a few miles apart can pay widely differing amounts […]
