Long Term Care News

The United States has a rapidly increasing older population: As of 2009, there were nearly 40 million people in the United State age 65 and up, and by 2030, there will be more than 72 million people in this age group.

Lou Swan, executive director of Elder Services of Worcester Area Inc., stands with photographs of clients and volunteers at the agency in Worcester.

Convey Health Solutions is actively recruiting 600 new employees to keep up with the growing need for health insurance agents in the call center the company opened in Yuma in September 2012.

Buying insurance to cover a long-term nursing home, assisted living or home health care stay has become as unpleasant as some mid-torso health procedures.

Nationally-known dementia authority Dr. Laurel Coleman, backed by experts from the Alzheimer's Association, will anchor Memory Loss: What You Need to Know, a comprehensive educational event, Friday, June 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Penobscot Bay YMCA in Rockport.

Physicians Realty Trust, a self-managed health care real estate company, filed May 24 for an IPO worth as much as $115 million.

The Smoky Mountain Center Geriatric & Adult Mental Health Specialty Team is partnering with The Area Agency on Aging, Haywood Senior Resource Center, and the 30th Judicial District Domestic Violence-Sexual Assault Alliance to present a senior resource panel discussion.

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Ageless Aviation Dreams is a non-profit organization built on the philosophy of "giving back to those who have given". They recognize seniors and veterans living in long-term care communities - helping them fulfill their dream of flying.

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The Shirley COA, thanks to some generous grants, is planning to run a large and exciting Senior Lifelong Learning event, also known as a medical fair on Nov.

Senate lawmakers are seeking to strengthen and expand the long-term care ombudsman program and boost the eldercare workforce through a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965.

There is something welcoming and refreshing about the advent of spring, isn't there? And yes, with the birds, flowers and warmth also comes a sense of optimism that inspires us to get our house in order.

WHEN IT comes to how much money we all need to retire comfortably, it gives us a headache.

Healthy, retiring rapidly and collecting Social Security: The subhead of the MetLife Mature Market Institute report, released Thursday, says it all.

Volunteer opportunities are available for those who want to advocate for seniors and the disabled through the San Bernardino County Department of Aging and Adult Services, Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.

Imagine a community in which "great health" is as important as education or social status, or where health education is as important as mathematics.

The high cost for New York Long Term Care Insurance Partnership policies make far more affordable options well worth considering today according to the head of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Every spring and fall, we profile just a few of our amazing graduates in our convocation handout.

Healthcare providers have already exceeded the government's 2013 adoption goals for electronic health records, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.