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• Kaiser Health News: Assisted Living Facilities Pressed to Address Growing Needs of Older, Sicker Residents

  December 16, 2022: Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs of older adults and should focus more on residents’ medical and mental health concerns, according to a recent report by a diverse panel of experts. It’s a clari Read More >

• Kaiser Health News: Supreme Court to Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions

  November 10, 2022: When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her elderly father’s care before he died, she hoped to get justice for her family. She did not expect the case would grow into a national bellwether. A ruling against her could st Read More >

• Nursing Home Surprise: Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays to Less Time Than Medicare Covers

  October 07, 2022: After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled nursing facility recuperating from a fall, Paula Christopherson, 97, was told by her insurer that she should return home. But instead of being relieved, Christopherson and her dau Read More >

• Retiree Group to Endorse Charlie Crist for Governor

  August 15, 2022: Cites His Extensive Legislative Accomplishments and Role in Improving the Lives of Senior Citizens WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Members of the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans (FLARA) will proudly announce their endorsement in Read More >

• Despite a First-Ever ‘Right-to-Repair’ Law, There’s No Easy Fix for Wheelchair Users

  June 09, 2022: Robin Bolduc isn’t the type of person who takes “no” for an answer — particularly when it comes to fixing her husband’s wheelchair. Her husband, Bruce Goguen, 69, is paralyzed from multiple sclerosis. And without his Read More >

• President Biden Addresses Retirees’ Needs at State of the Union: Lower Prescription Drug Prices, Voting Rights, Safer Nursing Homes

  March 02, 2022: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday: “President Biden had seniors’ interests a Read More >

• KHN: Pandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers Strand Patients Without Necessary Care

  February 03, 2022: Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies. Several trends are fueling the shortages: Hospitals and other employers are hiring away home health workers Read More >

• Retirees Applaud House Passage of Build Back Better Act that Lowers Drug Costs, Funds Home Care, Adds Guaranteed Hearing Benefit to Medicare

  November 19, 2021: Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding passage of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376, in the U.S. House: “The Alliance for Retired Americans applauds Read More >

• KHN: Nursing Home Residents Overlooked in Scramble for Covid Antibody Treatments

  November 04, 2021: Of the dozens of patients Dr. Jim Yates has treated for covid-19 at his long-term care center in rural Alabama, this one made him especially nervous. The 60-year-old man, who had been fully vaccinated, was diagnosed with a Read More >

• KHN: ‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias

  October 20, 2021: Joanne Whitney, 84, a retired associate clinical professor of pharmacy at the University of California-San Francisco, often feels devalued when interacting with health care providers. There was the time se Read More >