The Ombudsman for Children's Office has expressed concern over the exclusion of children from proposed regulations for home support services.

More than 14,000 families rely on California Children’s Services to help manage their care for their children. But when that care is cancelled, few families understand their rights. A new ...

A Neenah family struggles to find in-home nursing care amid a statewide shortage while also awaiting a life-saving kidney ...

Nursing homes are the most expensive option, averaging around $116,800 per year, while assisted living and in-home care are generally more affordable alternatives. Jump to insight Assisted living ...

I sit on an ethics review committee at the Albany Med Health System in New York State, where doctors and nurses frequently ...

Notwithstanding the substantial progress in acute stroke care over the past 15 years, the focus of stroke medical advances and healthcare resources has been on acute and subacute recovery phases, ...

In 2023, Brenda, a Salt Lake City native and single mother of a medically fragile child, was at risk of losing her home. Her son, Christopher, requires continual trach and vent care and receives ...

Periodically the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services releases the results of the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs ... a patient with a tracheostomy who is ...

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How are care homes paid for? There are over 400,000 people in the UK living in residential care homes and nursing homes. Of these, almost half pay for care themselves and the rest are supported, ...

Here are four notes: The shortage of specialized devices for pediatric care is particularly concerning. Devices such as pediatric tracheostomy tubes and oxygenators are in limited supply ...