Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch her breath as her physician looked on with concern. “What’s going on with your breathing?” asked Peter Gliatto, director ...

As the golden years approach, millions of older Americans are facing an unexpected reality: aging alone, without the traditional safety net of family or close kin. This growing trend, fueled by longer ...

Solo aging population rises; surveys lack data on who is present at death. Hospice and home services rely on family; many solo seniors face care gaps. Policy cuts to Medicaid threaten home care access ...

Last week, a group of Democratic senators unveiled a framework that would add non-medical home care to Medicare and make home- and community-based ...