Nursing homes wear a de facto invisibility cloak, blocking the view of the inner workings from passing drivers, the broader ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The FDA has approved a new antibiotic that can treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections, or uUTIs. It’s the first new class of oral antibiotics for UTIs in almost 30 years, according to developer ...

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, ...