Elder Care – Page 5

Hospice Is a Profitable Business, but Nonprofits Mostly Do a Better Job

Nearly three-quarters of hospice organizations are now for-profit. Complaints of fraud and profiteering are growing.

By Paula Span

Elder Care Families and Family Life Frauds and Swindling Personal Finances

What It’s Like to Become a Caregiver to Your Parents in Your 20s

Many adult children end up caring for their parents late in life. But when the role reversal happens in their 20s and 30s, the burden can feel too much to bear.

By Samantha Chencharik

Children and Childhood Elder Care Elderly Immigration and Emigration Pensions and Retirement Plans Personal Finances Retirement

Their Children Are Their Retirement Plans

The offspring of many East Asian immigrants are raised to support their elders in their later years. That gives a segment of Americans challenges others don’t face.

By Mike Dang

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Elder Care Elderly Mental Health and Disorders Nursing Homes Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Schizophrenia

Regulators Announce Changes to Nursing Home Rating System

The federal agency that oversees nursing homes has tightened rules around the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs.

By Katie Thomas Robert Gebeloff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg

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