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The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, funded by Medicare and Medicaid, has quietly succeeded in enabling some older Americans to age in place.

In a troubling picture, American women are looking at a rockier road to secure retirement than their male counterparts.

The federal government recently lifted most visitation restrictions at nursing homes. But concerns linger that a full reopening could leave residents vulnerable to another coronavirus...

“It causes huge distress to tell a family, ‘We can’t serve you,’” said one state hospice organization director.

Researchers have been studying how much care American adults will require as they age, and for how long.