Skilled nursing providers would see a 2.8% raise next fiscal year, or $196.5 million according to a proposed pay rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday.

A new research review published in BMC Nursing examines how nurses view older patients’ physical decline and frailty in nursing homes and home care settings versus how older adults themselves and ...

The federal government continues to defend a national nursing home staffing mandate in court, despite major concerns about ...

Former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a stunning $39 million tax evasion case.

Long-term care stakeholders are encouraged to make plans to attend the McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards banquet quickly.

People who love the long-term care profession may feel like suckers sometimes. How does America’s centrally planned, heavily regulated, top-down LTC system treat us like chumps?

While it seems there’s still a bit of business to complete before the nursing home staffing mandate can be totally written ...

Mehmet Oz, MD, took to social media Thursday to deliver his first public message as administrator of CMS amid Medicaid cuts.

Members of a national coalition are urging HHS and CMS to revisit what they’ve deemed a flawed measure in CMS’ Five-Star ...

The death rate for COVID-19 in vaccinated older adults with low vitamin D was similar to unvaccinated older adults, but people with lower levels have a higher risk compared with people who had higher ...

Loneliness and social isolation among community-dwelling older adults are complex issues with the ability to affect physical, mental and social well-being. To support older adults, approaches must ...

Flu vaccination rates didn’t change much between 2019 and 2022, but during that time more Black and Hispanic older adults ...