This study examines UnitedHealthcare’s Institutional Special Needs Plans and their association with hospital and skilled nursing facility use. Objectives: To evaluate the patterns of clinical service ...

Organizations providing healthcare in rural America frequently cite the need for more senior care services and facilities, ...

Resident care plans are being written in a new voice as more nursing facilities replace traditional medical-model care plans with "I" care plans. "I" care plans, also known as resident-centered or ...

If you read my work regularly, you know that I’m a little bit obsessed with the topic of long-term care, not just how to pay for it, but also all the other dimensions of it, like the impact on ...

The figures are bracing: About half of people turning age 65 will require some type of paid long-term care in their lifetimes. Women will need 3.7 years of care, on average, while males will need an ...

When the time comes to transition to nursing home care, paying for it is often a concern for families. Many people mistakenly believe Medicare will cover the entire cost of long-term nursing home ...