At End Of Life ... Soaring Prices, Sinking Resources
Tell Me More begins its week-long series on the end of life. Monday's focus: money. About 25 percent of all Medicare spending is on end-of-life care, and a private room in a nursing home averages more...
View ArticleFinancial Planning For The End Of Life
Tell Me More continues its series on aging and the end of life. Many older Americans need long-term care providers like nursing homes or assisted living, which can be too costly — even with help from...
View ArticleCaring For Aging Parents Who Cared For You
Tell Me More continues its series on aging and the end of life. Children who care for aging parents may experience a confusing reversal of roles. Also, author and journalist Jane Gross finds that about...
View Article'Serving Life': Facing Death, Inmates Find Humanity
Tell Me More continues its series on aging and the end of life by exploring a film about maximum-security prisoners who voluntarily care for ill and dying fellow inmates. The documentary Serving Life...
View ArticleHave Younger Friends When Aging, Seniors Advise
A diverse group of seniors recently sat down with Michel Martin for Tell Me More's series about aging and the end of life. Gerry Elliott, Krishna Roy and Reverend Rhoda Nixon are from a Washington...
View ArticleAdvice For The Golden Years: 'Don't Ever Retire Mentally'
Tell Me More's end-of-life series continues with Washington-area 80-somethings talking about the realities of retirement with Michel Martin.(Image credit: iStockphoto.com)
View ArticleTrusting Faith, Learning Lessons In Golden Years
Tell Me More concludes its series about the end of life by revisiting Washington D.C.-based seniors Gerry Elliott, Krishna Roy and Rev. Rhoda Nixon. They discuss how their diverse religions — from...
View ArticleListeners Give Financial Tips For End Of Life
Tell Me More Editor Ammad Omar and host Michel Martin comb through listener feedback on the program's week-long series about aging and the end of life. They also discuss the death of Native American...
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