A series of hurdles prevented the facilities from shielding older people, despite the best efforts of staff. Experts are calling for reforms before the next virus arrives.
Category: Elderly
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Still Dreaming of Retirement in the Sun Belt?
As climate change sends summer temperatures soaring, older people are increasingly vulnerable to heat-related illnesses in places like Phoenix.
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Hilton Head Resident Gets Celebrity Support in Land Battle
Josephine Wright, 93, is fighting to stay on the South Carolina island where many Black families have been priced out. Snoop Dogg and Kyrie Irving have chipped in to help cover her legal costs.
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Retiree Medical Costs Expected to Stay Flat in 2023
An estimate puts the average cost over a 20-year retirement at about $157,000. That’s almost double the estimate in 2002.
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States Try Easing the Burden of Long-Term Care’s High Cost
Seeing their own financial benefits, too, Washington and California are among the states creating programs to help older residents.
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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.
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Supreme Court Rules That States Are Not Entitled to Windfalls in Tax Disputes
In a unanimous decision, the justices sided with a 94-year-old woman who got nothing when the state sold her condominium to recoup unpaid taxes.
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Backup Power: A Growing Need, if You Can Afford It
Extreme weather linked to climate change is causing more blackouts. But generators and batteries are still out of reach of many.