A wealthy 75-year-old executive, known for his arrogance and claims of family devotion, was abandoned by his son in a luxury nursing home. Despite his fortune, he faced a life-threatening illness alone, with his son refusing to visit and severing contact, highlighting the emptiness of wealth without family connection.
Germany's Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) plans to cut nursing home subsidies and increase contributions for high earners as part of a nursing reform. The draft law aims to save billions by delaying subsidy payments and raising the contribution assessment ceiling for those with higher incomes.
In an in-depth interview ahead of the inquest into his mother Clare Nowland's nursing home death, Mick says the family wants changes that will prevent another tragedy.
Harvard medical anthropologist Arthur Kleinman, 85, is calling for US-China cooperation to address the global aging crisis. In a March 31 interview, he proposed that the US learn from China's long-term care insurance system while China adopts US nursing home models. By 2050, nearly 30% of China's population and 40% of Japan's will be over 65, with the US exceeding 20%. Kleinman, retiring this year, is widely recognized as a founding father of modern medical anthropology.
Real estate investment trusts are landlords for thousands of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. Some select the managers and keep close watch but deny blame for bad care.
