CDC warns of superbug Candida auris spreading in nursing homes

With 3,400 cases reported, this hard-to-treat infection poses a real danger to frail older residents and raises questions about safety in care facilities.

Waterview Heights nursing home to close Aug. 25 after years of fines

Residents and families must find new care after repeated penalties forced the home to shut down, part of a larger pattern of troubled facility closings.

Family says loved one died of neglect at Baton Rouge nursing home

The home is labeled among the worst in the country, showing why families should closely watch the quality of care their loved ones receive.

Mass General Brigham to change coverage for some Medicare plans

Coverage changes could affect which doctors and services older adults can use, so it pays to check how your Medicare plan may be affected.

New York nursing home residents seek raise from $50-a-month allowance

Residents have received just $50 a month for personal expenses since 1988 and want that outdated amount increased to keep up with today's costs.

Caregiving & Family

Family caregivers are getting fresh guidance this week, from a list of seven things many overlook to a support group focused on helping with bathing and hygiene. Home care providers are also finding new ways, such as company cars and transit monitoring, to close transportation gaps for caregivers.

7 things every family caregiver should know – but many don’t · Michigan Medicine

Company Cars, Transit Monitoring: How Home Care Providers Address Caregiver Transportation Gaps · Home Health Care News

Caregiver Support Group "Managing Bathing and Basic Hygiene" · Lenawee County, MI

Travel & Leisure

Travel news for older adults today covers whether airlines offer senior discounts and what to know before booking, along with 10 comfortable items one couple has relied on across 60 years of trips. In company news, Travel + Leisure Co. priced $900 million in senior secured notes due 2031.

Do Airlines Offer Senior Discounts? Here’s What Travelers Need to Know · Travel + Leisure

My Grandparents Have Been Traveling for 60 Years—Here Are the 10 Comfy Items They Always Pack As Retirees · Travel + Leisure

Travel + Leisure Co. Announces Pricing of $900 Million of Senior Secured Notes Due 2031 · Business Wire

Food & Nutrition

Older adults and food are in focus today, with the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging offering produce vouchers to those who qualify. Other reports look at food insecurity among seniors and the quiet risk that malnutrition poses to healthy, long lives.

Art of Aging: Philadelphia Corporation for Aging offering produce vouchers to eligible older adults · 6abc Philadelphia

Get the Facts on Food Insecurity and Older Adults · The National Council on Aging (NCOA)

Malnutrition in Older Adults: The Hidden Threat to Healthy Longevity · Health US News

Health & Wellness

New reporting looks at what older adults should know about the current COVID vaccine, while a study finds many are unaware of the 9-8-8 mental health helpline. Researchers also explored how travel and tourism may shape health satisfaction among older adults in China.

Identifying the interactive pathways shaping health satisfaction among Chinese older adults with tourism participation · Nature

Older adults are unaware of 9-8-8 helpline, study finds · WDET 101.9 FM

What Older Adults Should Know About the COVID Vaccine · The National Council on Aging (NCOA)

Money & Retirement

New York City's pension funds reported a strong 13% return for fiscal year 2026. Meanwhile, a warning notes that hackers can use a stolen email or phone number to reach retirement savings, and New Jersey is expanding a program to help privately employed workers without retirement plans.

NYC Comptroller Levine and Pension Trustees Announce Robust 13% Pension Aggregate Return for Fiscal Year 2026 · NYC.gov

Your Email and Phone Could Give Hackers Access to Your Retirement Savings · Kiplinger

No retirement savings? NJ broadens program for privately employed · NJ Spotlight News

Medicare, Social Security & Benefits

A new estimate suggests Social Security's cost-of-living increase could be larger in 2027. Meanwhile, some insurers are ending Medicare Advantage plans, and a temporary program that lowered Medicare prescription drug premiums is closing early.

Seniors could see a bigger raise in 2027, according to new Social Security COLA estimate · Yahoo Finance

Health insurers are dumping Medicare Advantage plans. Here’s how many seniors could be affected. · MarketWatch

Temporary Medicare program that lowered prescription drug premiums is ending early. Here's what that means for seniors. · North Carolina Health News