Editors’ Top 5, Week of January 23

Solving the Homecare Crisis at the State Level
The riddle of how to best serve the aging population has become increasingly complex, as the demand for long-term services and supports (LTSS) is expected to surge over the next few years amid significant workforce challenges, the preference among Americans to age in place and limited resources to make that possible for much of the population. (Kourtney Liepelt/Home Health Care News)

Sound Advice: Company Aims to Make Drug Packaging Easy—and Helpful
Patients tired of tiny print guidelines and difficult-to-understand drug use instructions could see their medical packaging get an innovative upgrade. (Megan Theilking/Stat)

Georgia Has Too Few Nurses, and The Problem Could Get Much Worse
Georgia has about 69,000 employed RNs (not including advanced practice registered nurses), who average about $63,000 in pay annually, according to 2015 figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other organizations put the number of active RNs in Georgia at 80,000 to more than 90,000. (Andy Miller/Georgia Health News)

5 Things To Listen For At The Hearing With Trump’s HHS Nominee
On Wednesday, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., goes before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in his first grilling since he was nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. (Alison Kodjack/NPR Health Shots)

Inside Hospitals, Families Find Refuge With Recliners, Tissues and Cake
Inside hospitals—where they spend long hours awaiting surgeries or last-ditch efforts to save loved ones—family caregivers feel invisible and are “most often ignored.” (Melissa Bailey/Kaiser Health News)