Maryland ranks as one of the best states for senior health but community support for seniors and the number of home health care workers are lacking, a new report has found.

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NEW YORK — America’s cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old, fast, and they’re doing it in communities designed for the sprightly. To envision how this silver tsunami will challenge a youth-oriented society, ...

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ARNOLD — Senior citizens taking non-credit courses at Anne Arundel Community College this fall can expect to see their fees double. College spokesman Dan Baum says the school’s Board of Trustees has voted to raise the fee for seniors to ...

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WASHINGTON — Facing a life-and-death struggle with kidney cancer, Rita Moore took her prescription for a new kind of chemotherapy pill to her local drugstore. She was stunned when the pharmacist told her the cost for a month’s supply would ...

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While most of the 25,000 residents living in Maryland’s 234 nursing homes would prefer to receive services at home, the overwhelming majority languish in institutions. That’s largely because they don’t know their options.   But thanks to The SunShine Folk, ...

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As older friends and relatives increasingly need our help, it’s not always possible for us to move back to personally oversee their care. The same goes for younger loved ones who face sudden illness or injury that robs them of ...

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WASHINGTON — A plan by Medicare to try to make it simpler for consumers to pick drug coverage could force 3 million seniors to switch plans next year whether they like it or not, says an independent analysis. That risks ...

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