If assisted living beds are available, some people living with dementia may delay moving to a nursing home or will not move to a nursing home at all, suggest the findings of a new study.

Although 98% of seniors 65 and over have health insurance, close to four million have unpaid medical bills, according to 2023 data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. That's because most ...

Housing is provided by assisted living facilities to aging individuals with varying degrees of independence. Some residents can manage their own hygiene while nurses oversee their medications, while ...

The Assisted Living Residences Commission met Wednesday morning and unanimously approved its final report on policies to ...

Assisted suicide legislation has been introduced in several states this year, with some bills gaining traction in efforts to legalize the practice and expand its availability. According to Tim Millea, ...

Assisted suicide legislation has been introduced in several states this year, with some bills gaining traction in efforts to legalize the practice and expand its availability. According to Tim Millea, ...

Medicaid is a joint federal and state health insurance program designed for low-income individuals that can help cover some of the costs associated with long-term care, including assisted living.

In Austria, a law legalizing assisted suicide passed in 2021 and took effect in 2022. Per the law, "adults who want to end their lives must produce a diagnosis and have confirmation that they are able ...

Assisted dying could soon be legalised in Scotland as MSPs prepare for a historic vote. Parliamentarians backed the general principles of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...