The Neighbors Are All Older, Too. Is That What You Want?
The motives for relocating vary, of course. Ms. Cave, 67, moved to Riderwood because “I was the daughter who had to take care of parents from afar, and I swore … Read More
Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls Short for So Many
For 35 years, Angela Jemmott and her five brothers paid premiums on a long-term care insurance policy for their 91-year-old mother. But the policy does not cover home health aides … Read More
Deaths From Coal Pollution Have Dropped, but Emissions May be Twice as Deadly
Coal, the dirtiest of fossil fuels, is far more harmful to human health than previously thought, according to a new report, which found that coal emissions are associated with double … Read More
What to Know About Long-Term Care Insurance
If you’re wealthy, you’ll be able to afford help in your home or care in an assisted-living facility or a nursing home. If you’re poor, you can turn to Medicaid … Read More
U.S. Offers Another Round of Free Covid Tests Through the Mail
Just in time for the holiday season, the Biden administration is offering Americans a fresh round of free at-home coronavirus tests through the Postal Service. The administration revived the dormant … Read More
Ailing Hamas Hostages Desperately Need Care, Doctors Say
“We want the government to do everything possible to bring the hostages back — that has to be the top priority,” Tomer Keshet, Mr. Bibas’s cousin, said in an interview. … Read More
Was This a Recurrence of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma or Something Else?
The 57-year-old man looked up the long staircase that led to his rooms in the rectory, the residence he shared with three other priests. He gripped the handrail on either … Read More
Extra Fees Drive Assisted Living Profits
Florence Reiners, 94, adores living at the Waters of Excelsior, an upscale assisted-living facility in the Minneapolis suburb of Excelsior. The 115-unit building has a theater, a library, a hair … Read More
A Simple Way to Save Premature Babies
How It Works: Doctors wait to cut the cord. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists already recommends delaying clamping by 30 to 60 seconds for both full-term and preterm … Read More
Caregivers Worry About a Lack of Resources for Long-term Care
Natasha Lazartes 39, therapist, Brooklyn I am 39 years old. I had to care for my father, who passed from cancer in 2019; my mother, who passed in November 2021 … Read More