Social interactions may protect people from heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Jan. 3 ...

A study reports that federal initiatives to support private companies to make and distribute COVID-19 tests saved about 1.4 ...

For facility-based long-term care, the Biden Administration cannot end a moment too soon.  The only upside was that, for four ...

Freedom. The term is the subject of much discussion, but it’s almost universally considered a good thing. You could technically survive — physically, at ...

The federal government spent an estimated $7.7 billion more on swing-bed care in rural hospitals than skilled nursing facilities.

The use of agency registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants decreased a facility’s chance ...

More than a year after Ohio passed a bill to implement private nursing home rooms for Medicaid residents, CMS finally agreed.

Connecticut-based iCare Health Network has announced Phil Sterling as its new CEO, effective Jan. 6. The move comes as long-time leader Chris Wright steps away from day-to-day operations to become ...

Few fields exhibit more Chicken Little tendencies than long-term care. Not only does the sky always seem to be falling, but ...

A groundbreaking study involving 114,582 Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries revealed that adults with autism spectrum ...

A systematic review of mortality prediction models for kidney failure patients identified limitations in current tools used to inform treatment decisions. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, ...

A comprehensive study on fall prevention among older adults identified several barriers that limit participation in fall prevention programs, according to new research from The Ohio State University.