The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Tuesday it is pursuing further limits on Medicare Advantage plans’ use ...

A new study that examined more than 9,000 US nursing homes across 610 chains found that larger chains had more prevalent ...

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report reveals low uptake of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial ...

Tennessee earlier this year landed fourth from the bottom in a state-by-state ranking of senior care staffing levels.

Maryland's 226 skilled nursing facilities, like nearly 15,000 similar centers nationwide, are often a lifeline for their communities. Particularly for ...

From the most intimate of bed-side care to helping patients navigate care planning during the incredibly emotional times, these are the folks who do the jobs that sometimes even family members can’t ...

A new partnership is underway to predict and possibly control the spread of COVID-19, influenza, RSV in nursing homes.

A campaign to strip mystery out of unannounced, often thinly explained site visits by CMS contractors may be bearing some fruit.

A new federal payment policy will sharply reduce the number of specialty wound care products available to certain Medicare patients.

A new study found that personalized nutritional counseling can lower the prevalence of frailty among vulnerable adults receiving home care. Treating frailty, and making sure older adults get enough ...

More than one-third of Americans aged 65 and older experience chronic pain, according to a new federal health study that reveals stark age-related patterns nationwide.

A comprehensive study led by researchers at Hong Kong University's medical school found that internet use significantly ...