For much of the nursing home’s modern times, administrator departures have been tied to fairly specific causes: retirement, regulatory stress, burnout after carrying so much burden during the pandemic ...

Demand and costs for care are rising at the same time that a labor shortage threatens to worsen. How can you plan for this need now? By Mark Miller Samir Shah is a forecaster — but he’s an expert on ...

Mehmet Oz, MD, took to social media Thursday to deliver his first public message as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator, promising that the agency would promote ...

According to health law expert Allison Hoffman, it’s a problem of will.

Will you need long-term care in retirement? Most of us haven’t asked the question or planned for the possibility. Washington has long been in a state of denial on the topic, too. Policymakers have ...

More than 2 million Americans live in long-term care — a nursing home, assisted living or other residential care facility. Many of us may pay regular visits to a family member, friend, or neighbor, ...

EDMONDS, Wash. — Kimberlee Williams and her husband Steven moved into Edmonds Care as a last resort after getting sick and losing their home three years ago. The couple, who have been married 33 years ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – Starting July next year, residents in need of long-term care in Washington will have new options to avoid financial pitfalls while securing additional coverage at a reduced cost.