When the time comes to transition to nursing home care, figuring out how to pay for it is often a primary concern for families. Many people mistakenly believe Medicare will cover the entire cost ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is again postponing skilled nursing facilities’ mandatory off-cycle revalidation deadline — this time indefinitely, according to sources.

They compensate providers such as doctors and hospitals on quality rather than volume of care, and they engage and assist ...

Medicare’s nursing home ratings are one tool people can use to evaluate potential long-term care facilities. While they offer insight into staff levels and performance on health and quality ...

Medicare may end a person’s skilled nursing facility (SNF) coverage if the care is no longer medically necessary or if they use all their covered days in a benefit period. An SNF is a care facility ...

Once you turn 65, there is a 70% chance that you are going to need some kind of long-term care during the remainder of your lifetime, according to LongTermCare.gov. Unfortunately, paying for this care ...

With the second-oldest population in the country, Vermont needs its nursing homes. Yet, while Vermonters rapidly age, the state’s long-term care capacity has dwindled, losing 900 beds in the last two ...

Since Maggie is in her 60s and still working, it’s unlikely she would meet the requirements for undue hardship if the state was to seize her mother’s home. It’s important to note that the state may ...

Some of 2026 changes have prompted significant concern, and experts have warned millions will lose access to health care ...

In a first-of-its-kind analysis by Advance Local, NJ Advance Media/NJ.com, working with MLive.com in Michigan, AL.com in Alabama and The Oregonian/OregonLive, reviewed thousands of federal cost ...