Being child-free can offer more flexibility in retirement planning, but it also means thinking differently about everything from healthcare to estate documents.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people unexpectedly needed critical care such as ventilators but were unable to communicate their end-of-life wishes to their loved ones. Researchers like me, who ...

Medicare recognizes the importance of end-of-life planning and what you’d like your future care to look like. Its advance care planning benefit is part of your annual wellness appointment. During your ...

Long-term care isn't typically covered by traditional insurance or Medicare. Traditional tax-deferred accounts are good receptacles for long-term-care costs. Home equity can be a solution to help ...

Healthcare professionals create care plans to help manage conditions such as pulmonary embolism. Planning may help improve outcomes and prevent future occurrences of the condition. Care plans are an ...

In many clinical orthodontic cases choosing the right approach and planning the treatment is often more valuable than the ...

During a medical emergency or a serious illness or at the end of life, questions may arise about a patient’s medical treatment and how their care team should proceed. In instances where the patient is ...

Nursing homes could soon be measured on their ability to capture advance care planning documents for their patients, according to a federal publication. On Monday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

More than a few clients who are retired or nearing retirement lie awake at night wondering how they would be able to afford the astronomical expense of long-term care such as a nursing home, which can ...