From tackling a scabies outbreak in a nursing home to scheduling shifts and helping write plans of correction that satisfy regulators, a range of aging services providers are eagerly already putting ...

Every so often, a court ruling comes along that feels tailor-made for long-term care operators. Last week, the Ninth Circuit ...

For many nursing homes denied payment by Medicare contractors, the rationale given comes down to insufficient or missing documentation.

Modifiable risk factors including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, smoking and a lack of exercise will contribute significantly to the doubling of kidney cancer cases around the world by 2050, ...

Older adults who ate their meals, especially breakfast, later tended to experience poorer health outcomes. That is according to a September study published in Communications Medicine.

Study: Telestroke patients more likely to receive treatment, but with greater delays … Over half of caregivers quit or reduce work to fill gaps in rare cancer care, survey uncovers … Medicaid billed ...

Survey outcomes ripple through every level of a skilled nursing facility. Citations bring fines and threats to Medicare ...

The early bird discounted deadline for entries in the 2026 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards is now two weeks away. That leaves plenty of time for go-getters to complete an award-winning nomination to honor ...

Survey outcomes ripple through every level of a skilled nursing facility. Citations bring fines and threats to Medicare participation, but also reputational harm. Strong survey performance, on the ...

MA plans would be expected to pay nearly all clean claims within 30 days under bipartisan legislation recently introduced in both chambers.

“Finding the right nursing home can profoundly impact health outcomes and quality of life,” Newsweek Healthcare Editor Alexis Kayser wrote in an announcement revealing the 2026 rankings. “The ...

People experiencing food insecurity had a higher risk for dementia than those with food security, according to a September study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.