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06/09/2026

Healthcare call centers are becoming a central access point across hospitals, physician practices, health plans, and long-term care providers. They can handle scheduling, referrals, insurance questions, nurse triage, mental health, and follow-up care.

Healthcare call centers are becoming a central access point across hospitals, physician practices, health plans, and long-term care providers. They can handle scheduling, referrals, insurance questions, nurse triage, mental health, and follow-up care.

06/09/2026

Poor posture can affect more than how you look. It can contribute to stiffness, discomfort, reduced mobility and your overall health and well-being.

As you get older, changes in strength, flexibility and mobility can make good posture harder to maintain. While you can’t stop aging, you can take steps to stay stronger, more flexible and active.

Start with these 7 simple stretching exercises to help keep your body moving and support better posture as you age.

Poor posture is not good for your health and well-being. As you get older, your posture becomes worse unless you take steps to improve with simple stretching exercises. You can't avoid aging and changing health, but you can prepare. Start with 7 stretching exercises for older adults.

05/09/2026

Grab bars, better lighting and removing trip hazards can make a home safer for an aging parent. But what about the risks you can’t see?

Radon, carbon monoxide, mold, excess moisture and indoor air pollution can also threaten health and safety. Make sure your aging-in-place checklist looks beyond the obvious.

Grab bars, better lighting and removing trip hazards are a good start when you're preparing a home for an aging parent. But you may be overlooking risks you cannot see, including radon, carbon monoxide, excessive moisture, mold and indoor air pollution.

05/09/2026

LTC News has comprehensive tools and resources to learn more about aging, caregiving, health, long-term care, and retirement planning.

Review all the resources, including the review of the top insurance companies offering long-term care solutions — https://www.ltcnews.com/long-term-care-insurance/insurers

05/09/2026

When relocating after age 60, start by finding physicians who accept your Medicare or health plan. Consider an internist or geriatrician who can coordinate your overall care, and verify the physician’s board certification and experience.

When relocating after age 60, start by confirming which doctors accept your Medicare or health plan. Look for an internist or geriatrician who can coordinate care, check their board certification, and treat the first visit as a trial run before committing to a longterm provider.

04/09/2026

Finding a doctor who accepts your health insurance starts with identifying your exact plan and network, not simply asking whether the office accepts your insurance company. Employer health plans, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace coverage, Medicaid, Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage have different rules that can affect which doctors you can see and what you pay.

LTC Insurance has fewer rules for providers.

Learn more about aging, caregiving, health, long-term care, and retirement planning by using the tools and resources available on LTC News.

Finding a doctor who accepts your health insurance starts with identifying your exact plan and network, not simply asking whether the office accepts your insurance company.

04/09/2026

Afterhours nurse triage gives longterm care families a trained voice to call when symptoms, medication questions, or crises arise outside regular hours, even at 3 a.m.

Afterhours nurse triage gives longterm care families a trained voice to call when symptoms, medication questions, or crises arise outside regular hours, even at 3 a.m. These services screen concerns, flag issues that may need emergency care, and can help reduce unnecessary ER visits. They’re a sup...

04/09/2026

Telemarketers offering "free" diabetic supplies may be running Medicare fraud schemes, according to the HHS Office of Inspector General. Medicare-covered diabetes supplies generally require a doctor's order and must meet Medicare or health plan requirements. Unsolicited calls asking for your Medicare number are a major red flag. Poorly managed diabetes can also raise the risk of complications that affect long-term care needs.

Telemarketers offering "free" diabetic supplies may be running Medicare fraud schemes, according to the HHS Office of Inspector General. Medicare-covered diabetes supplies generally require a doctor's order and must meet Medicare or health plan requirements. Unsolicited calls asking for your Medicar...