![Full length side view of male nurse pushing disabled senior woman on wheelchair in alley at retirement home](https://cdn.statically.io/img/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2024/04/GettyImages-1195399663-1024x683.jpg)
![Full length side view of male nurse pushing disabled senior woman on wheelchair in alley at retirement home](https://cdn.statically.io/img/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2024/04/GettyImages-1195399663-1024x683.jpg)
Economy Dec 26
![Low section of nurse pushing patient on wheelchair](https://cdn.statically.io/img/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg)
Long-term care is already a huge problem in the United States, one that's growing as the baby boom population ages, and one with big financial costs. William Brangham explores the impact this is having on middle-class Americans and how they…
By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas
Health May 11
![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg)
For more than 60 million Americans with disabilities, the rapid spread of COVID-19 is especially dangerous. Many live in long-term care facilities, and they are twice as likely to experience poverty as those without disability. But so far, legislation has…
By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn
Health Apr 20
![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg)
Calling nursing homes ground zero of the coronavirus crisis, federal officials said Monday they plan to start monitoring infections and deaths in such facilities to help spot trends and early signs the virus is spreading in communities.
By Candice Choi, Associated Press
Health Mar 31
![A senior woman walking down a corridor with the assistance of a walker. view from rear](https://cdn.statically.io/img/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg)
Many of us are facing difficult decisions about whether someone we know should stay in an assisted living facility or be taken out due to the coronavirus crisis.
By Lori Frank, Dr. Sharon Inouye, Dr. Gary Epstein-Lubow, Robyn Stone, Dr. Lewis Lipsitz, Next Avenue
Apr 24
![](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/04/AdobeStock_102991927-768x512.jpeg)
By Philip Moeller
Medicare’s high-income surcharges apply to an entire calendar year, writes columnist Philip Moeller.
Apr 10
![](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/04/larry-anders2-768x528.jpg)
By Melissa Bailey, JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News
A six-month investigation by KHN and PBS NewsHour finds that older Americans are quietly killing themselves in nursing homes, assisted living centers and adult care homes.
Apr 09
![](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/04/AgingChallenges-768x511.jpg)
By Cat Wise, Frank Carlson, Leah Nagy
By 2030, 20 percent of Americans will be senior citizens. Many will eventually enter long-term care, a move that presents tough choices and challenges for seniors and their families -- including risks of depression and suicide. In partnership with Kaiser…
Mar 13
![](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/AdobeStock_76049810-768x512.jpeg)
By Philip Moeller
Many people mistakenly think that Medicare covers lots of things that it doesn't, only to learn the reality of its limitations when they or a loved one is denied coverage.
How can younger Americans balance the stress and responsibility of providing care for loved ones? The PBS NewsHour will explore that and more in our next edition of #NewsHourChats on Twitter Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. EST.
Support Provided By: Learn more
Educate your inbox
Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.