“Walgreens and Humana are partnering to create senior health hubs,” by Angelica LaVeto, CNBC “Drugstore chain Walgreens is partnering with health insurer Humana to open senior-focused care centers. They plan to open two locations inside Walgreens stores this fall in the Kansas City, Missouri, area with primary care services, pharmacies and other services like a Humana representative to answer seniors’ Medicare questions. Humana will run the clinics through its Partners in Primary Care business. The unit already opened four independent centers in the area last year. The partnership is just the latest example of health insurers trying to become more
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“Despite not using long-term care, millennials have strong opinions on how it should be paid for,” by Marty Stempniak, McKnight’s LTC News “That’s one of the key takeaways from a AP/NORC survey of young individuals about LTC, highlighted by Forbes this week. As noted by AARP, about 1 in every 4 caregivers is between the ages of 18 and 34. They spend about 20 hours per week delivering care, which is only going to balloon as the population ages. … Some 62% are in favor of instituting tax breaks for purchasing long-term care insurance. And 60% said they would like
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“Second hospice employee pleads guilty in alleged $60 million kickback scheme involving assisted living communities,” by Lois A. Bowers, McKnight’s Senior Living “A second former employee of a now-defunct hospice company has pleaded guilty for her role in an alleged $60 million Medicare fraud scheme that, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, paid assisted living communities and physicians in exchange for referring ineligible Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries, some of whom then were given excessive dosages of medication that injured or killed them.” LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):
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“Research shows that the prevalence of dementia has fallen in the United States,” by Judith Graham, Washington Post “New research about ‘cognitive life expectancy’ — how long older adults live with good vs. declining brain health — shows that after age 65, men and women spend more than a dozen years in good cognitive health, on average. And, over the past decade, that time span has been expanding. … Even when these conditions surface, many seniors retain an overall sense of well-being, according to new research presented in April at the Population Association of America’s annual meeting.” LTC Comment (from
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“Five myths about Alzheimer’s disease,” by Denise C. Park, The Washington Post “Fritz Gilbert knew in his 20s that he did not want to die at his desk. Gilbert, 55, who retired last week, started saving decades ago for what could be one of our most fraught decisions: When to retire? The question is deeply personal. It requires a brutal look at your life. Some people get a pit in the stomach when they think about saying goodbye to that paycheck. Or at the prospect of deconstructing a nest egg they spent decades building. They might worry about feeling irrelevant
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‘Dying at your desk is not a retirement plan,’” by Thomas Heath, The Washington Post “Fritz Gilbert knew in his 20s that he did not want to die at his desk. Gilbert, 55, who retired last week, started saving decades ago for what could be one of our most fraught decisions: When to retire? The question is deeply personal. It requires a brutal look at your life. Some people get a pit in the stomach when they think about saying goodbye to that paycheck. Or at the prospect of deconstructing a nest egg they spent decades building. They might worry
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