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A Season of New Beginnings: Rethinking Senior Living

There’s something special about a new season. It invites reflection, sparks possibility, and often marks the moment we choose what comes next.For many seniors, that next chapter is an opportunity t...

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How to Make New Friends After 60 With Connection and Confidence

By Nichole Paul, Divisional Director of Health and Wellness At every stage of life, relationships shape how we experience each day. Over time, social circles may shift, creating space for new oppor...

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Frontpoint Health Names New CEO

Home health and hospice provider Frontpoint Health has undergone a leadership change, with Brent Korte stepping down as the company’s CEO. Taking over from Korte is Jay Wendt, who most ...

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Glow-In-The-Dark Makeup Looks Created With UV Paint And Light (24 Pics)

I’m a girl from Norway. And I’m a self-taught makeup artist.My makeup art journey has a very dark start. I struggled with eating disorders throughout my teenage years and the beginning of my 20s. A...

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Senior Support Groups: Connection, Contentment, and Community Wellness

By Jessica Daily, Senior Lifestyle National Director of Programming, and Jennifer Peterson, Willow Branch Hospice Community Engagement & Patient Services Coordinator Wellness is often associate...

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Fidelity warns health care could derail retirement

Health care as part of your retirement plan is not something most people budget for with much precision. Fidelity Investments says the gap between expectations and reality is one of the biggest thr...

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The Ultimate Guide to the Best Exercises for Seniors

By Jessica Daily, National Director of ProgrammingThe best exercises for seniors are not defined by one specific movement or class. Instead, the most effective senior exercises are shaped by consis...

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Empath Health Completes Trustbridge Integration, Sharpens Focus On Dementia Care

Empath Health has fully integrated with hospice provider Trustbridge after a two-year affiliation and alignment period and is now prioritizing the expansion of its dementia care offerings. ...

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CMS Finalizes 2.48% Medicare Advantage Payment Increase For 2027, Higher Than Proposed

On Monday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its 2027 rate announcement for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D – including a substantially higher increase to Medi...

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Home-Based Hospice Providers Face Proposed 2.4% Increase That ‘Barely Keeps Up With Inflation’

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a 2.4% bump in payments to hospices in 2027, an increase that home-based care advocacy organizations said will create challenges ...

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Archaeologists find 2,100-year-old bullet that sent 'sarcastic' message to enemy forces

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,100-year-old sling bullet in Israel — inscribed with a sarcastic message aimed at enemy forces.The scientists found the bullet in a necropolis area along an ancien...

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Holocaust survivor, 86, priced out of NYC says Mamdani skipped scheduled housing meeting

As a toddler, Sami Steigmann survived Nazi medical experimentation. Now, at 86, he is struggling to find safe housing in New York City.His situation comes as New York City residents face rising hou...

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Russian Embassy Outraged After US-Israeli Strikes Damage Orthodox Church In Tehran

Russian Embassy Outraged After US-Israeli Strikes Damage Orthodox Church In Tehran The Russian Embassy in Tehran has issued an angry denunciation of Wednesday US-Israeli airstrikes w...

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HHCN Parent Company WTWH Acquires HealthLeaders

Home Health Care News’ parent company, WTWH Media, has acquired HealthLeaders, a media and events platform serving hospital and health system executives – a move that expands the company’s health c...

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Maybe Later: The Hidden Cost of Waiting on Independent Living

For many older adults, the idea of moving to independent living starts as a quiet thought, not an urgent decision. It may come up after another weekend spent keeping up with the house, after a diff...

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Voices: Andrew O’Connell, Product Director at Maxwell TEC

This article is sponsored by Maxwell TEC. As home-based care providers look to strengthen patient and caregiver communication, expectations are shifting beyond simple reminders toward smarter, more...

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Home Health Community Urges CMS To Root Out Fraudulent ‘Bad Actors’

On Wednesday, four major home-based care associations wrote a letter to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), lauded CMS’ efforts to root out f...

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Senior Lifestyle’s Brittany Coleman Nominated for National Memory Care Leadership Award

Senior Lifestyle proudly celebrates Brittany Coleman, Divisional Director of Memory Care, on her national nomination for Certified Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Trainer (CADDCT) of the Year...

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The Limits Of Efficiency In Home Health’s Cost-Cutting Era

With reimbursement pressures, rising inflation and rampant workforce shortages, efficiency has become a top priority for many home-based care providers. But efficiency initiatives carry certain ris...

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Europe cannot afford to leave Alzheimer’s patients behind

With one of the fastest-aging populations in the world, Europe will never be this young again. By 2050, one in three Europeans will be 65 or older, an age when Alzheimer’s disease risk starts doubl...

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Bayada Nonprofit Executive Director On The At-Home Care Medicaid Squeeze, Industry Consolidation

The home-based care industry is being squeezed on all fronts when it comes to state Medicaid reimbursement, leaving providers struggling to sustain competitive wages and navigate a host of financia...

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