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.

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

A new study involving nearly 1.7 million patients suggests that semaglutide — a drug that mimics a gut hormone to lower blood ...

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