The news recently buzzed about the Five Star Quality Ratings published for skilled nursing facilities. I was excited myself until I looked further into how the ratings were actually calculated. The r..

Your family member, sick and in pain, is in a hospital or nursing home and no one is available to help because the person is the next room is in critical condition and the entire floor staff is rushin..

Alternatives to Pricey Retirement HomesIt happens to everyone with parents. One day, it will be time to take care of those who raised you. Retirement homes have long been the choice for busy families ..

Most people see long term care insurance as nursing home insurance when if fact it is the opposite. Long term care insurance provides options to avoid nursing home placement, unless a nursing home is ..

With 2008 in full swing, perhaps you've already had your fill of economic and political predictions by experts and clairvoyants. However, if you happen to be a Sandwiched Boomer, the following quietl..

I recently received calls from a daughter caring for her mother and a man with no family in his nineties. Both older persons were in nursing homes and wanted to go home, but did not know how. Did yo..