wbur.org
support wbur today!

In the wake of several serious accients by elderly drivers, lawmakers on Beacon Hill are considering changes to rules regarding seniors and driving, including one that would issue new driving tests to anyone over 85.  Another bill makes it easier for doctors to recommend elderly drivers have their licenses revoked.


This week, Radio Boston focuses on End of Life care and its impact on patients and their families here in Massachusetts.
Today I traveled to a PACE facility (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) in Dorchester, an elder care community center funded by Medicare and Medicaid.   I interviewed three seniors and at one point ventured outside into the main [...]


Underwriting