Tag: assisted living

Holding hands Asian senior or elderly old lady woman patient with love, care, encourage and empathy at nursing hospital ward, healthy strong medical concept

Most seniors want to stay in their own homes when and if they need care. In response to this desire and the generally lower cost of home health and assisted living services compared to nursing home care, Medicaid has expanded its coverage of home-and-community-based services (HCBS) over time. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…

Caregiver and her client at a nursing home

The Trump Administration’s flouting of the U.S. Constitution brings to mind Benjamin Franklin’s often quoted statement that “[o]ur new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Taxes also may not be as certain as Franklin had…