Many people will need to stay in a nursing home at some point in their lives. How much care they'll need and how long they need to stay, however, can be hard to predict. And unfortunately, Medicare ...

When the time comes to transition to nursing home care, figuring out how to pay for it is often a primary concern for families. Many people mistakenly believe Medicare will cover the entire cost ...

If you read my work regularly, you know that I’m a little bit obsessed with the topic of long-term care, not just how to pay for it, but also all the other dimensions of it, like the impact on ...

If your appeal isn't successful, your mother will be considered a private pay patient. While she will not have her benefits ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...