I read with bemusement the plan for the Federal Government to create yet another Long-Term Care Advisory Commission.  I appreciate the bipartisan interest ...

Last April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a new final rule requiring nursing homes that receive federal payments to meet certain minimum staffing requirements. While the CMS ...

Legislation reauthorizing an education and training grant program for low-income individuals aims to address healthcare workforce shortages across the country.

MANKATO — Every little bit helps, says a nursing home administrator about his staffing shortage. “There’s so many of us who need help,” said Pete Madel, administrator of Whispering Creek in Janesville ...

Legislation authored by State Sen. Dave Argall, R-29, Rush Twp., to encourage more employees to join the long-term care workforce was approved with bipartisan support by the Senate. “Too many of our ...

October is Menopause Awareness Month, an initiative that aims to educate people about the physiological process of the ...

During the Senate’s session this week to continue work on the state budget, two bills authored by state Sen. Dave Argall, R-29, Rush Twp., were passed with bipartisan support by the full Senate, while ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Health officials are rolling out regulations to implement a 2024 law legalizing the use of certified medication aides in long-term care facilities, rules that supporters say will help ...

RESIDENTIAL facilities will soon be established to provide long-term care for people with disabilities (OKU) without ...