Providers trying to balance increased patient demand with a need for additional staff may be working at cross purposes, even as they hope to capitalize on an important moment for the skilled nursing ...

There’s opportunity at hand to make sure one of the last century’s biggest healthcare travesties isn’t repeated, and long-term care is at the heart of it.

The environment plays a key role in the health of older adults, two major studies recently revealed. One found that high rain exposure was significantly associated with greater mortality risk and ...

A higher intake of preservative food additives was associated with an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a January study published in Nature Communications.

December marked Universal Human Rights Awareness Month, a global reminder that across borders, cultures and generations we are all human and all equal.

Bankrupt Genesis Healthcare Inc. has named Genie 3 Partners the new lead bidder in a second auction for its substantial ...

A second resident has died following a Pennsylvania nursing home explosion two weeks ago, bringing the total killed to three.

Nearly 100 nursing homes can continue receiving state funding to help fund capital improvements at their aging facilities — ...

Federal regulators created fresh confusion around a controversial subset of wound care products during a 10-day period in ...

The Alzheimer’s Association has earned Joint Accreditation status to provide interprofessional continuing education from Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education, the ...

This is the year I’m keeping my resolutions. Because I plan to be more realistic, I plan to resolve quietly, and I plan to resolutely stay focused. Our ...

Higher nurse turnover in hospitals was associated with an increase in patient falls, according to a December study published in JAMA Network Open. Long-term care operators may be able to learn from ...