assisted living /tags/assisted-living assisted living en-US Copyright Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:24:22 GMT Facing financial ruin as costs soar for elder care /news/2024-02-22/facing-financial-ruin-as-costs-soar-for-elder-care The financial and emotional toll of providing and paying for long-term care is wreaking havoc on the lives of millions of Americans. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:24:22 GMT /news/2024-02-22/facing-financial-ruin-as-costs-soar-for-elder-care By Reed Abelson, The New York Times and Jordan Rau, KFF Health News Extra fees drive assisted living profits /news/2024-02-22/extra-fees-drive-assisted-living-profits Assisted living centers have become an appealing retirement option for hundreds of thousands of boomers who can no longer live independently. But the costs are so high many cannot afford them Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:05:37 GMT /news/2024-02-22/extra-fees-drive-assisted-living-profits By Jordan Rau, KFF Health News What to know about assisted living /news/2024-02-22/what-to-know-about-assisted-living Are you confused about what an assisted living facility is, and how it differs from a nursing home? And what you can expect to pay? Here’s a guide to this type of housing for older people. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:38:44 GMT /news/2024-02-22/what-to-know-about-assisted-living By Jordan Rau, KFF Voices Behind The Vote: Casting A Ballot To Protect Assisted Living Residents /local-news/2020-10-13/voices-behind-the-vote-casting-a-ballot-to-protect-assisted-living-residents Politicians and judges on your ballot this year have made decisions in response to the coronavirus pandemic that immediately impacted the health of the… Wed, 14 Oct 2020 02:36:57 GMT /local-news/2020-10-13/voices-behind-the-vote-casting-a-ballot-to-protect-assisted-living-residents Nash Jones Communication Mixed as Nursing Homes Limit Visitation Due To COVID-19 /public-health-new-mexico/2020-03-19/communication-mixed-as-nursing-homes-limit-visitation-due-to-covid-19 The New Mexico Department of Health on Mar. 13 restricted visitation to nursing facilities, whose residents are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. New… Thu, 19 Mar 2020 21:22:22 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2020-03-19/communication-mixed-as-nursing-homes-limit-visitation-due-to-covid-19 Nash Jones Free Class On How To Pay For Alzheimer's /public-health-new-mexico/2018-09-13/free-class-on-how-to-pay-for-alzheimers Dealing with Alzheimer’s disease can take a toll on people emotionally and financially. A local organization is giving a free class in Albuquerque on… Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:10:40 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-09-13/free-class-on-how-to-pay-for-alzheimers May Ortega