The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is delaying the date by which states must set up grievance systems through which Medicaid beneficiaries can file complaints related to the performance of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FALL RIVER — Stricter rules and an increase in facility inspections may be on the horizon for all assisted living centers in the ...

Residential assisted living does not replace a hospital. However, staff can coordinate with doctors and nurses. Some homes also provide hospice respite care. This is short term care for seniors with ...

There is a push for new legislation in Minnesota and Wisconsin to address "no touch" or "no lift" policies in assisted living facilities that direct staff to call 911 instead of picking up elderly ...

Recently, a listener of NerdWallet’s Smart Money podcast submitted a question about budgeting for long-term care for her father-in-law:We are looking at how we can have him move closer to us into an ...

City Council Vice President Linda M. Pereira called for more frequent inspections and emergency procedure regulations at assisted living facilities in the city at the Aug. 12 City Council meeting.