Two recent studies of nursing homes and home-based care emphasize how communication breakdowns between care team members can undermine patient safety.

Swallowing difficulty serves as a significant predictor of frailty progression in older adults, according to new research following nearly 800 community-dwelling Japanese seniors over two years.

Some 579 nursing homes would be at “elevated risk” of closure if Medicaid cuts proposed in a 10-year budget reconciliation bill become law, according to a new Brown University analysis commissioned by ...

A comprehensive study of older adults in Swedish nursing homes found no connection between vitamin D deficiency and ...

Rhode Island this month became the latest state to reconsider its nursing home staffing minimum, lowering its hourly ...

Existing staffing shortages and quality-of-care problems would be compounded by fiscal and immigration policies pushed by ...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel, recently restructured by Health and Human Services Secretary ...

A program that has successfully trained more than 6,000 CNAs is facing an uncertain future amid a breakdown in Wisconsin's ...

A management company that won a $12.1 million judgment against a nursing home chain it once served has waited too long to try ...

A study has developed a predictive tool to help older adults understand their likelihood of maintaining independence at home ...

Last week’s completion of a one-two punch to the Biden administration’s nursing home staffing mandate is a clear indicator ...

Growing up on a rural farm, I was surrounded by an eclectic mix of animals that freely roamed the land. So colorful and ...