Federal lawmakers don’t often set their sights on a single nursing home operator. But that’s exactly what happened last week.

Financial incentives for nursing homes to sign on to ACOs not led by post-acute groups have always been dubious, but shifting ...

Mark Prifogle, FACHCA, has built an entrepreneurial career in healthcare for seniors, becoming a pharmacy CEO at age 26 and ...

When we think about long-term care, transportation rarely comes up as a top priority. Staffing, survey readiness, quality ...

Amid accelerating nursing home closures, nonprofit providers are hoping new legislation will help them cut costs and make care delivery more efficient.

Overdoses from fentanyl mixed with stimulants, such as cocaine and methamphetamines, surged 9,000% among adults older than 65 from 2015 to 2023, which matched rates among younger adults. This comes ...

Long-term care leaders have become used to budget deals that go into overtime and risk government shutdowns. But they say ...

Social activities and inclusiveness, followed by health, then independence and family togetherness were the most important priorities among patients 65 and older. That is according to an October study ...

Self-preservation is thought to be an instinctual drive that is universal among all living organisms. So it should come as no surprise that the number one reaction among many, if not most, workers has ...

Adults 50 years and older who survived COVID-19 had higher chances of developing new-onset dementia (NOD) compared to those ...

I’s time to start earnestly finalizing entries for the McKnight's Pinnacle Awards before the final Oct. 31 deadline, event organizers said.

Hospitals conducted more than 200,000 unnecessary spinal fusion/laminectomy or vertebroplasty procedures on Medicare beneficiaries 65 and older from 2020 to 2022. This generated about $1.9 billion in ...