A new study assessed the relationship between leisure activity and depression in older adults. Though the two are not linked, ...

A new study measured use of feeding tubes in Canadian nursing home residents, finding similar trends to those in the United ...

A brief version of the traditional Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in primary care and community health settings could ...

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

Illinois state providers say that a proposed bill that would allow residents to sue nursing homes for retaliation adds protection.

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

States should increase the personal needs allowances provided to nursing home residents whose stays are covered by Medicaid.

Wearing dentures could protect older adults from cognitive decline, a major study finds. The report was published in Aging Medicine on Dec. 23.

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

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 ...

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