SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A new ordinance may require residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities to begin paying for lift assists. Ordinance 2025-172 is proposing an amendment to the ...

Assisted living is a residence for older people or people with disabilities who require help with some of the routines of daily living as well as access to medical care when needed. Such people, or ...

Paying for assisted living requires planning and research. Genworth and CareScout’s 2024 Cost of Care Survey reports that the median cost of assisted living facilities is $5,900 per month. Meanwhile, ...

Although 98% of seniors 65 and over have health insurance, close to four million have unpaid medical bills, according to 2023 data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. That's because most ...

Recently, a listener of NerdWallet’s Smart Money podcast submitted a question about budgeting for long-term care for her father-in-law: "We are looking at how we can have him move closer to us into an ...

When older Americans contemplate retirement, they might not consider moving to another state where senior care costs are lower. Yet, the costs of senior care vary dramatically from one state to ...

Medicaid, a joint federal and state health insurance program for low-income individuals, can help cover some costs associated with long-term care and assisted living. But who qualifies, and how much ...

A senior man in a wheelchair looking out a balcony and assisted by a nurse. There is a wide variety of lifestyle options for wheelchair users, and that remains true into retirement age. One of the ...