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The agent who helped us search for the insurance plan said that people over 60 find it difficult to be accepted by a ...

Caring for aging parents isn't cheap. However, many millennials are currently -- or will soon be -- trying to fit the cost of their elderly parents' long-term care into their budget. As of 2023, ...

Under prior law, most cities taxed residential long term (30 days or more) rentals with rates varying depending on the local jurisdiction. This law standardizes and simplifies the tax landscape by ...

Instead of going to a care facility, remaining at home is the ultimate goal for many aging Americans and their loved ones.

Can U.S. military veterans use their Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to help pay for long-term care? The short answer is yes, but as with most government programs, it's complicated.

Almost a quarter of all nursing homes in New York received low ratings for their overall safety and quality of care, data released by a patient advocacy group shows.

If you intend to use a reverse mortgage to pay for long-term care, your home must be your primary residence. If you end up in a nursing home or assisted living facility for more than 12 ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer signaled continued solidarity, with further U.S. support in question under a second Trump administration. By Maria Varenikova Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine Prime ...

Minimal residual disease (MRD): a medical term used to describe the small number of cancer cells that remain in the body after treatment. This can mean different things for different cancers, and so ...

New York City plans to build a live-in “safe space” care facility for homeless people with serious mental illness who are repeatedly treated at and discharged from city hospitals, Mayor Adams ...