http://www.mail.com/subjects/114698-nursing-homes.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/114698-nursing-homes.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2040968-long-term-care-aging-us-me-poll.html WASHINGTON (AP) — We're in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older — and are taking few steps to get ready. A new poll examined how people 40 and over are preparing for this difficult and often pricey reality of aging and found two-thirds say they've done little to no planning. In fact, 3 in 10 would rathe... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:49:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2040968-long-term-care-aging-us-me-poll.html 2013-04-24T17:49:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1920802-medicare-paid-51b-poor-nursing-care.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Medicare paid billions in taxpayer dollars to nursing homes nationwide that were not meeting basic requirements to look after their residents, government investigators have found. The report, released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general, said Medicare paid about $5.1 billion for patients to stay ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:55:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1920802-medicare-paid-51b-poor-nursing-care.html 2013-02-28T21:55:22Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1800422-ny-homes-elderly-under-scrutiny-sandy.html NEW YORK (AP) — A nursing home and an assisted living facility are under scrutiny by state officials and an advocacy group after The Associated Press disclosed that hundreds of elderly and disabled people forced to evacuate by Superstorm Sandy were still sleeping on cots in cramped and sometimes oppressive conditions almost two months later. New York's at... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1800422-ny-homes-elderly-under-scrutiny-sandy.html 2013-01-04T21:20:00Z