Every New Year’s Eve, the traditional song is sung as we raise a toast to bid goodbye to the old year and usher in the new. Even if you don’t know the ...
It's common for people with a probable dementia diagnosis not to know about it. It varies with race, but it is not associated with caregiver burden, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in ...
Nursing homes with higher invasive Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rates had fewer registered nurses, a new study finds. Boosting the number of nurses in high-risk communities could lower MRSA rates, ...
The scope and severity of the catastrophic wildfires in California certainly are devastating at face value. The destruction and loss of lives and property ...
Long-term care operators are calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) biennial budget proposal a “short-sighted slap in the face ...
The Department of Health and Human Services made its final arguments late Friday in a federal lawsuit challenging its authority to impose a new nursing home staffing mandate.
A New Jersey facility is the first SNF to earn a Skilled Nursing Facility Stroke Rehabilitation Certification.
A new wave of Medicare drug price negotiations could severely affect pharmacy services for seniors in long-term care facilities, according to the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC). The Biden ...
Early exposure to Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage yielded lasting benefits for adults entering Medicare, according to new research published in JAMA Health Forum. Among those who had access to ACA ...
Patients dealing with both heart failure and kidney dysfunction face significant communication gaps in understanding and participating in their medical care, according to a new study published in JAMA ...
A federal judge has just delivered an old-school lesson to long-term care operators: Assumptions can be costly. Even when the odds seem to be in your ...
Before Medicaid came on the scene in 1965, everyone paid out of pocket for long-term care (LTC). Operators received a market rate for the services they ...