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

Both facility buyers and sellers may be rewarded by recently announced changes to the Care Compare nursing home ratings ...

A comprehensive study of older adults in Swedish nursing homes found no connection between vitamin D deficiency and persistent nonspecific symptoms, including confusion, restlessness, fatigue, ...

Heart rate variability during sleep can predict stroke, depression or cognitive dysfunction years in advance, according to new research presented at the European Academy of Neurology Congress. The ...

Rhode Island this month became the latest state to reconsider its nursing home staffing minimum, lowering its hourly standards and waving what providers say could have been more than $500 million in ...

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 ...

More seniors are dying from falls these days — a lot more. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the death rate ...

A group of 16 Republicans is urging Senate leaders to walk back aggressive Medicaid cuts proposed by a key committee as Congress gets closer to a self-imposed deadline to finalize its massive ...

A major new study examining the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines shows moderate protection that works best in the first few months but weakens considerably over time. The research, published in JAMA ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has concluded there is insufficient evidence to recommend screening older adults for caregiver abuse and neglect, even as new data reveals the widespread nature ...