If your appeal isn't successful, your mother will be considered a private pay patient. While she will not have her benefits seized, she will be billed for nursing home care and expected to pay the ...

New government projections estimate significant increases in both overall and out-of-pocket costs for home care, nursing facilities, and continuing care communities (CCRCs) through this decade.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Xavier Becerra, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, after the Biden Administration proposed a new national standard for staffing nursing homes.

In less than three years, virtual care has saved River Garden Senior Services in Jacksonville, FL, nearly $3 million in potential trips to the emergency ...

But nursing homes outside rural areas have until 2026 to meet the new standards, with rural facilities getting even more time.