
Liz Seegert is AHCJ’s health beat leader on aging. She’s an award-winning, independent health journalist based in New York’s Hudson Valley, who writes about caregiving, dementia, access to care, nursing homes and policy. Seegert is also a contributing writer for Fortune.com, the American Journal of Nursing, and PBS/NextAvenue.org, reporting on myriad health topics, including social determinants of health and women’s health. She has written for TIME Health, The Wirecutter, Money.com, Medscape, Consumer Reports, The Guardian and Medical Economics, as well as dozens of other trade and mainstream media. Her articles have been syndicated in Forbes.com, the Los Angeles Times, the Hartford Courant, The Saturday Evening Post and other major outlets.
Family caregivers often struggle when finding appropriate care options for their loved ones. Siblings may argue over different approaches. Spouses…
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New bipartisan legislation to support family caregivers is on its way to President Trump for his signature. The Recognize, Assist,…
A new medical specialty may be forming to meet a rising demand for care in nursing homes. A recent study…
Hospice care is supposed to ease the final days for those at the end of their life, as well as…
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What does the just-passed Republican tax bill mean for most older adults? It’s mostly bad news, advocates say. Many provisions…
The population of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease is projected to more than double by 2060, according to a new study…
Updated hospice compare data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) had been slated for release on Nov. 21…
There’s aging, and then there’s active aging. The former happens to a person. The latter allows the person to take…