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A report by The Audit Office informs that most people in the United Kingdom are dying in hospital - even though the majority would prefer to die at home.
The Audit Office explains that of the half-a-million people who die each year in England, over 66% are over the age of 75. Most deaths take place [...]

The UK needs a new system to pay for long-term care for older people, which combines a clear-cut entitlement to care and support with a sharing of costs between individuals and the state. This was the conclusion, published recently (The Future of Care Funding: Time for a change1), of a nine-month consultation initiative involving over [...]

The number of nursing homes nationwide that were cited for placing residents in “immediate jeopardy” increased by 22% from 2000 to 2006, according to a USA Today analysis of CMS records. The citations are the most serious reprimand inspectors can issue and often follow cases in which residents have been physically or sexually abused or [...]

New Resources, Kaiser Family Foundation: The Kaiser Family Foundation has released resources that examine the results of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, which was intended to improve the quality of nursing home care. The resources include a chartpack, short film and briefing that analyze the history of the law, its provisions, and the [...]

CMS on Thursday released a list naming 54 nursing homes in the U.S. that continually fail to meet safety and quality-of-care standards in their states, the AP/Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The facilities are located in 33 states and the District of Columbia.
All nursing homes included on the list were designated as a “special focus facility,” [...]

Some physicians and large employers in the U.S. have been looking at a patient-centered medical home system to help reduce health care costs, the Wichita Eagle reports. Under the model, primary care physicians become the hub for care coordination, “taking personal responsibility and accountability for the ongoing care of patients,” according to the Eagle.
Rick Kellerman, [...]

AARP Legislative Counsel David Certner made the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) announcement regarding poor performing nursing homes in the Special Focus Facility (SFF) program:
“Residents in the poorest performing nursing homes and their families have a right to know that the care they receive may be sub-standard. Earlier [...]

U.S. adults who care for elderly people on average have annual out-of-pocket costs of $5,531, which accounts for about 10% of their salaries, according to a study released on Monday, the New York Times reports. The study — conducted by the National Alliance for Caregiving, a research and policy group, and Evercare, a division of [...]

A new vaccine against nine of the most harmful strains of human papillomavirus is under study at the Medical College of Georgia.
The vaccine, called nine-valent, is being compared with Gardasil, a quadrivalent vaccine already on the market that works against the two most deadly HPV types.
“We’re testing Gardasil against three different doses of the investigational [...]

The Evercare/National Alliance for Caregiving Study released finds that half of those caring for a loved one 50 years or older are spending on average more than 10 percent of their annual income on caregiving expenses and often sacrifice their own long-term financial and personal well-being to do so. The Evercare®/NAC Study of Caregivers - [...]