Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch
Addie Costello is WPR’s 2024-2025 Mike Simonson Memorial Investigative Reporting Fellow embedded in the Wisconsin Watch newsroom. Her reporting has been published by Marketplace, USA TODAY, the Austin American-Statesman, public radio stations across Texas and several publications in her home state of Nebraska. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Walk-in visits are often allowed and recommended before enrolling at a long-term care facility. Here’s what experts advise. -
Families should ask detailed questions about coverage, staffing and provider relationships when navigating end-of-life care options, experts say. -
Democratic lawmakers propose capping annual rent increases and adding other resident protections as corporate ownership expands in manufactured home communities. -
County nursing homes tend to offer better care, but 22 Wisconsin counties have sold or closed them over three decades. -
Assisted living promises more independence than nursing homes, but it carries risks: fewer protections for seniors who run out of savings.
