A groundbreaking study analyzed dementia incidence among more than 1.2 million older veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration. The study, which provides unique insights into ...

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine has published the first clinical practice guideline focusing primarily on ...

A new multicenter study reveals a significant gap between recommended care and actual practice for older adults’ emergency department visits following falls. Researchers analyzed 945 patients aged 65 ...

In the search for creative strategies, nursing home leaders can’t look just to their own peers. Inspiration is everywhere.

Paying registered nurses just a dollar per hour more gives nursing homes a 2.4% higher chance of earning a 5-star quality rating, according to a new study. That would be as little as a $56 weekly ...

Nine years after their first opening ceremony, Carmel Hills’ annual SNF Olympics remains a source of excitement for residents ...

An Oregon nursing home must face a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit involving an admissions director who told a new administrator that her decision to deny admission to a behavioral health patient ...

A federal judge in April struck down key requirements of a national nursing home staffing mandate, setting off celebrations among providers.

Surgeon and controversial former television host Mehmet Oz, MD, was confirmed by the Senate 53-47 on a purely party-line vote April 3 to be the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

A video-based approach she helped develop could be used to assess hand hygiene practices, proper use of personal protective ...

Providers embraced the CMS decision to extend the deadline for its mandatory nursing home revalidation program, citing a significant increase in reporting burden and widespread uncertainty about how ...

New guidance incorporates health equity concerns when obtaining feedback, collecting and monitoring data related to outcomes of subpopulations, and analyzing factors known to affect health equity, ...