Leaders asked lawmakers to reject any proposed repeal of the new federal nursing home staffing rule as part of its year-end budget wrangling.

Newly released guidance is helping long-term care providers gain clarity on enhanced barrier precautions that CMS issued earlier this year.

Health and Human Services official said skilled nursing operators and other healthcare providers should prepare for a new ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) have teamed up to release guidance and tools aimed at ...

A new practice advisory published in next month’s issue of Anesthesiology gives evidence-based recommendations on strategies to reduce the risk of postoperative neurocognitive disorders.

People with difficulty seeing close up have higher odds of recurrent hospitalizations, according to a new study. Researchers did not find higher hospitalization odds for those who had a hard time ...

Nursing homes care for the most vulnerable members of our society. Those responsible for the coordination and delivery of ...

A group representing long-term care pharmacists asked Congress on Tuesday to rectify loopholes in Medicare drug price ...

Residents who were prescribed antipsychotics were found to have increased bad behaviors compared to those who were not given such drugs.

Facilities trying harder may still land on surveyors’ naughty lists if they don't comply with basic rules during the holidays, experts warn.

Fewer patients who underwent dialysis from 2012 to 2017 signed up for Medicare and instead opted for private insurance, a new study finds.

Centers Health Care is shattering the stereotype that long-term care facilities are brimming with seniors who’d much rather knit than get fit.