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Senior living communities use AI, tech to help with care, engagement
Maryland retirement communities are using apps, telemedicine and AI to improve seniors' health, safety and social connections.
Why more seniors are being asked to care for their partners — alone
Senior spouses increasingly provide full-time care for partners facing financial, emotional and physical challenges as lifespans lengthen.
AARP: Montgomery Co. schools cut maintenance worker’s pension because of age
A retired maintenance worker for Montgomery County Public Schools has alleged in a lawsuit the school district’s pension plan violates federal law.
Maryland needs to approach a holistic view to senior health
Caring for Maryland’s aging population will require more than hospitals and acute treatment centers as advocates call for a holistic approach to treating their health care needs.
AARP ranks Maryland 12th for long-term care
Maryland ranked 12th in the country for providing long-term care in an AARP scorecard released Wednesday. The state improved its position from 2014, when it ranked 23rd. The AARP scorecard, […]
Report: Md. earns failing grades on seniors’ access to drugs
Maryland needs to do more to ensure access to prescription drugs and pain management for seniors, areas where it ranks last and second-to-last in the country, a new report released […]
Will Md. drug price gouging bill shape national debate?
The drug Naloxone, often sold under the brand name Narcan, has become a critical tool in the fight against the opioid epidemic. But since the drug’s ability to counter overdoses […]
Md. health care groups still wary of federal reforms
Republicans might have pulled the American Health Care Act, but stakeholders in Maryland‘s health care community remain wary of any future reform efforts that could come out of the Trump […]
Study: Md.’s alcohol tax increase led to drop in drunken driving accidents
The increase in Maryland‘s alcohol tax in 2011 has saved lives, advocates said after a new study showed a decrease in alcohol-related car crashes in the last six years. The […]
Maryland ranks 23rd among states for long-term care services
Long-term care is slowly improving across the nation, but a new report says Maryland isn’t acting quickly enough to assist its graying population.
Power companies dangle free nights and weekends
NEW YORK — Electric bills have long been take-it-or-leave-it affairs: Pay one rate for all the power you used the month before, no matter when you used it. But some […]
NIH ranked No. 1 for older workers
The National Institutes of Health, of Bethesda, has been ranked No. 1 of the nation’s 50 best employers for workers 50 years old and older by the AARP, for its efforts to retain, retrain and engage older workers.
