For those who struggling with life changes, sadness or isolation as they age, a local Pasco program offers mental health services aimed specifically at seniors 65 and older.
For more than 40 years, a local nonprofit has helped keep the elderly and the developmentally disabled moving and engaged through their day services. The organization’s work helps keep clients in their homes and cuts down on hospitalizations.
Drawing from an array of federal and state data, a new analysis shows the state’s cost of living rising faster than the national average over that time, with only California, New Jersey, Hawaii and Washington, D.C. considered more expensive in 2023.
A federal rule aimed at improving patient outcomes in nursing homes in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic will no longer be enforced, with health authorities saying it unduly burdened rural and tribal communities.
The IRS has announced increased retirement savings limits for 2026, with higher contributions allowed across 401(k)s, IRAs, SIMPLE plans and related programs.
An Oregon-based operator of 10 senior living facilities in Washington state, including one in Richland, will spend millions of dollars on enhancing services, as well as giving $250 to each resident of its communities to settle a consumer protection investigation.
Voters were giving the go-ahead Tuesday for the state to make stock market investments with payroll taxes collected for Washington’s new long-term care program.
