How cutting Medicaid would affect long-term care and family caregivers
Medicaid pays for nursing home care and for some in-home and community based care, such as aides like Lidia Vilorio, who gives her patient Martina…
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Caregiving can test you, body and soul. It can also unlock a new sense of self
Amanda Cruz took care of her mother, who died of cancer late last year. The experience changed her sense of identity. She is still sorting…
For one husband, caregiving came easier when he learned to ‘shut up and listen’
Maria Fabrizio for NPR I remember my reaction when my wife called me at work to say a radiologist looked at her mammogram results and…
Did a new Alzheimer’s drug keep this patient’s brain healthier for longer?
Ken and Susan Bell, September, 2024 in St. Charles, Mo. Michael B. Thomas/NPR/@miketphotog hide caption toggle caption Michael B. Thomas/NPR/@miketphotog In 2020, Sue Bell became…