American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance

Older women who live in poorer neighborhoods are more likely to exhibit lower cognitive skills which are early indicators of Alzheimer's and need for long-term care.

Unhealthy habits in middle age may lead to increased brain shrinkage, cognitive problems and increased need for long term care at older ages.

Medicare payments to nursing homes would be trimmed by 11.1% beginning October 1.

Worried about Alzheimer's disease? Scientists report that the same artery-clogging process that causes heart disease can also result in age-related vascular cognitive impairments.

More baby boomers are obese posing a pending health care disaster for the nation. Boomers who are not obese are not prepared says the director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Grape seed may help ward off Alzheimer's Disease which is one of the most common reasons aging seniors require costly long-term care.

The deficit-reduction proposal released Tuesday by the reconvened Gang of Six Senators would repeal the new federal long-term care insurance program.

Alzheimer's disease, the largest cause of costly long-term care, could be preventable in the majority of aging Americans according to a new study by San Francisco researchers.

Unpaid services by Americans providing care for a family member reach $450 billion according to a new report, up from an estimated $375 billion in 2007.

Medicare increasingly pays for sleep tests for seniors who snore and now covers dental appliance for sleep apnea.