Medicare doesn’t cover home health aides unless your doctor has approved a home health care plan that involves professional services such as skilled nursing care or physical therapy. Share on ...

So, premiums may be too high if you plan to cover 100 percent of your home health aide expenses with long-term care insurance. There's a way to bring costs down, though.

State lawmakers are launching a public hearing to probe New York’s controversial $9 billion taxpayer-funded program that ...

Finding an aide to help an older person stay at home safely takes work. Here’s a guide. By Reed Abelson Most older Americans want to live at home as long as they can, but finding and affording ...

Harris used ABC’s The View — a popular daytime television talk show — to unveil a new pledge squarely aimed at women who take care of aging parents as well as their own kids.

However, the benefits offered for home health care vary widely from plan to plan, so it’s important to understand the coverage offered before you sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan, adds Parker.

Insurance plans "have been working diligently to allocate the wage funding provided to them to home care providers, which in turn should be spent on workers,” said Eric Linzer, president and ...

A home health care aide accused of beating a 95-year-old grandmother in her care was arrested and charged this week for the alleged assault.

The state’s controversial overhaul of a popular Medicaid-funded home care program could make home health aides ineligible for subsidized health insurance, according to a left-leaning think tank.

A home health aide allegedly ignored an elderly man's fall, which led to his death. Beatrice Taylor, 25, was quoted saying 'He was old anyway' in response to the incident, per a release from the ...

Home Health Aides made a median salary of $33,530 in 2023. The best-paid 25% made $36,550 that year, while the lowest-paid 25% made $29,120.

The landscape of New York's Medicaid program, which provides essential home care to about 250,000 residents, is changing. Here’s what you need to know.