BOSTON: Insurers have rebuffed a government call for new products to cover the cost of caring for the sick and the elderly, dealing a blow to the governments attempts to reduce the financial burden of old age.
Several companies signed a ‘statement of intent’ a Read More »
NEW YORK: As buyers brace for an onslaught of tiny new apartments, some developers are offering creative alternatives for those seeking more space, including combining one and two-bedroom units prior to construction.
It is a trend driven mainly by empty nesters looking to downsize Read More »
BALTIMORE: Money is being sought by one of the country’s largest nonprofit geriatric health and rehabilitation institutions to fund an overnight respite pilot program called ‘night care’.
There is a growing preference among older adults with Alzheimer’s, moderate-to-severe dementia and other physical Read More »
SEATTLE: Health-care aides have limited training, no regulation, ‘worrisome’ levels of burnout and, in cities, are as likely as not to speak English as a second language, a new study suggests.
The study’s authors call for urgent action to optimize the crucial Read More »