Seniors

This story has been updated.Missed medications. Falsified records. A veteran with dementia placed in a scalding hot shower, unable to move.One by one,…

Low-income Missouri seniors likely will pay more for their medications, after Gov. Eric Greitens signs the state budget.The Missouri Rx Plan covered half…

When a listener asked our Curious Louis project to find the oldest person in St. Louis, we were convinced we had found her — 109-year-old Lucy Hamm. But…

States with rapidly aging populations, like Missouri, are seeing increased costs to Medicaid programs that cover low-income residents.But the Republicans'…

North St. Louis County seniors will be waiting a bit longer for the opening of a new center run by the Mid-East Area Agency on Aging. The organization is…

Since the Mid-East Area Agency on Aging saw its funding slashed by about $2 million during the recession, the agency has had to piece together grants for…

Update June 9 with signature: Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation on Thursday that could expand Medicaid eligibility for Missourians who are elderly or…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 26, 2010 - Summertime and the high-school seniors are posing. Cameras are clicking, and the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 14, 2009 - When Sylvia Squires' husband was dying of cancer three years ago, no medical…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 30, 2009 - Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., on Monday expressed concerns about the potential for…