At Home Care for the Elderly
To the Editor, New York Times: Re “Rethinking Nursing Home Care, Even With Vaccines” (news article, May 9): Families don’t have to decide between caring for aging parents at home with help from hired aides or sending them to live in nursing homes. Since the 1970s, Medicaid has paid for people 55 and over to […]
Lynn Healthcare Pratice Uses Telehealth to Connect Seniors
LYNN — After a year of relying almost completely on telehealth, the virtual health platform at Element Care PACE in Lynn has expanded to incorporate avatars, personal reminders and a variety of meeting options for elderly patients. At Element Care — a nonprofit healthcare organization serving seniors living at home — the telehealth options have evolved into […]