In Isolating Times, Can Robo-Pets Provide Comfort?

By Paula Span
NYT Health
As seniors find themselves cut off from loved ones during the pandemic, some are turning to automated animals for company.
Published date: September 26, 2020 at 12:00PM
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The Unending Indignities of Alzheimer’s

By Jeneen Interlandi
NYT Opinion
A family navigates the disease — and its financial burdens.
Published date: December 1, 2019 at 10:00PM
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What Are My Long-Term Care Options?

By John Schwartz
NYT Business Day
The choices are numerous and confusing. Whether you’re looking for yourself or your parents, here is some guidance.
Published date: September 12, 2019 at 09:00AM
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‘I Put My Own Life on Hold’: Adult Children on the Pain, and Joy, of Caring for Elderly Parents

By Aidan Gardiner
NYT Reader Center
Readers shared their experiences of helping ailing relatives. For some, it brought crippling financial burdens and depression. Many also found moments of profound joy.
Published date: September 5, 2019 at 03:36PM
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A $1 Million Penalty Brings Record Nursing Home Default Near an End

By Matthew Goldstein
NYT Business Day
The financial failure of the Rosewood Care Centers underscored gaps in the oversight of a program that insures $20 billion in mortgages to more than 2,300 nursing homes.
Published date: August 16, 2019 at 09:54PM
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A Nursing Home Chain’s Collapse Leaves the Government on the Hook

By Matthew Goldstein
NYT Business Day
The failure of the Rosewood Care Centers is the biggest default in the history of a little-known program that underpins 15 percent of the nation’s nursing homes.
Published date: May 31, 2019 at 12:00PM
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New Tax Will Help Washington Residents Pay for Long-Term Care

By Ron Lieber
NYT Business Day
Starting in 2025, eligible state residents in Washington State will get $100 per day for 365 days of long-term care costs. A payroll tax will pay for it.
Published date: May 14, 2019 at 01:43AM
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