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As long-term-care-insurance costs climb, families are turning to continuing-care retirement communities as an alternative. Long-term-care insurance generally pays for home care, assisted living or skilled nursing when a policyholder suffers from dementia or needs help...

Colony collapse disorder has reduced the number of available healthy bees while the number of almond trees has steadily increased. In an almond orchard in California's Central Valley, bee inspector Neil Trent pried open a buzzing hive and pulled out a frame to see if...

WASHINGTON -- The Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative (HGPII) today released its seventh annual Report to the Public, a comprehensive industry review which found that group purchasing organizations (GPOs) consistently maintain high ethical standards and...

Therapy can improve language function and general cognition for seniors who have had aphasia for years, according to a recently published study. To reach their conclusions, researchers at the Research Centre of the University Geriatrics Institute of Montreal performed...

Scientists at the University of Missouri say they have developed a battery-powered device a little smaller than an iPad mini that can generate X-rays and could one day be used to take dental scans or search for dangerous contraband in ports. The 6-inch long device...

The stress and chaos patients experience in the hospital may make them prone to a new illness -- and landing back in the hospital. Nearly one in five seniors discharged from the hospital will be re-admitted within 30 days with a completely different ailment from the...

It started after a contracted HMO providing Medicaid managed care services said it planned to cut rates for personal care assistance. Now, a pending bill would prohibit unauthorized provider reimbursement rate decreases by other managed care organizations, as well as...

The nation's baby boomers are at the forefront of redefining the world around them-from social and political change to health care. By force of numbers alone, baby boomers will almost certainly have a dramatic effect on senior living communities. The nearly 10,000...

Flu season this year has been notably severe and especially hard on the elderly. To help combat spread of the illness, here are 8 tips for senior living communities to help keep residents healthy and keep the Flu at bay. The Flu is attacking the elderly at...

NEW YORK — In Superstorm Sandy's wake, health experts and regulators are warning that thousands of nursing homes nationwide are still ill-prepared for a natural disaster. The late October storm was the latest in a string of disasters to reveal gaps in emergency...