Seniors are the only age group that saw a rise in poverty in 2024, Census Bureau data show. Without government help, it could get worse, experts say.

Many state nursing home oversight agencies are understaffed. Advocates for residents say that is increasingly putting people who live in nursing homes at greater risk of abuse and neglect.

The bill sets a dangerous precedent that Congress will use Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP as a piggy bank for billionaires.

Kern County’s lawmakers are declining to comment on the Senate’s passage of the major spending bill until after the U.S. House of Representatives casts its own vote Wednesday.

Justice in Aging condemns the Senate's passage of the budget reconciliation bill, which would cut health care and nutrition assistance that older adults,

Cuts to Medi-Cal, IHSS, and other essential programs threaten the health, independence, and well-being of Californians with disabilities.

The OBBBA takes direct aim at Medicare, gutting eligibility and restricting access to benefits, while also cutting Medicaid in ways that would harm people who are dually eligible for both programs. Fo...

The House reconciliation bill now taking shape would take health coverage away from millions of people and dramatically raise health care costs for millions more.

RFK Jr. moved shutter the agency, which serves disabled and aging adults, in March.

Seniors and adult caregivers are anxious about tariff-induced price hikes, since many prescription drugs and medical equipment come from overseas.

After the COVID-19 pandemic exposed systemic care failures in American nursing homes, the Biden Administration adopted a series of regulatory changes to enhance resident safety.

The federal program is the biggest source of money for long-term care for the elderly and disabled. Republican proposals to cut its budget could jeopardize supports family and caregivers rely on.

The Trump administration has moved to classify more than 6,000 living immigrants as dead. Two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday that the immigrants' Social Secur...

Social Security’s payment accuracy rate is very high — well over 99 percent — and it has many safeguards against improper payments, including rigorous protocols to stop paying benefits to people who h...

Medicaid covers most nursing home and home-based care for older patients. They could be especially hurt if there are cuts.