I was blessed to spend Thanksgiving with family. My granddaughter, whom I always find entertaining, made me laugh when at a ...

A Denver court has ruled that a nursing home employee can resume action against an Aurora, CO, facility for religious ...

Two trade associations representing Minnesota nursing homes are suing the state to block a rule requiring them to pay workers ...

A judge has again delayed sentencing for a Western Pennsylvania nursing home convicted of healthcare fraud and falsification of records.

In a major study of older adults, investigators from RAND found that lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise and being obese were risk factors for developing dementia. By contrast, engaging in ...

Twenty to 40% of nursing residents have serious mental health challenges, but most facilities don't have the proper resources or staff in place to properly care for them.

Older adults with frailty were less likely to stop taking opioids within a month after their fractures, a new study finds. Having Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (ADRD) didn’t play a role in ...

Aging care providers are facing rising operational costs and supply chain challenges, intensified by the pandemic and natural ...

Most of long-term care’s problems — including impaired access and quality, institutional bias, interminable home-care waits, paid caregiver shortages, and ...

Ethics Committee updated its 2017 statement “Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unbefriended Older Adults,” refreshing the language and citing newer clinical studies. The report also urged health ...

When long-time skilled nursing executive Bernie McGuinness struck out on his own after nearly two decades managing others’ ...

An emerging threat to people living in nursing homes warrants increased providers’ attention and action. It has to do with ...