Nursing Home

Conspiracy theories were flying and curiosity reigned among social media posters in and around Baltimore this week. But then the truth came out: Once again, something was a long-term care company’s fault.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently published two toolkits aimed at better preventing patient harm in inpatient settings such as assisted care communities...

A $2.2 million settlement with patients who suffered abuse at a San Francisco skilled nursing facility before it was threatened with closure moved a step closer to resolution last week. 

In partnership with providers, an infection control peer coaching program has been updated to improve its utility amid competing facility priorities and staffing shortages.

An appellate judge in Illinois is in a position to right a very old wrong, to elevate the status of nursing home caregivers — and do so with legal authority.

Nursing home residents who receive a bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccine show signs of substantial immune system response to omicron variants.

I admit I am a bit of a foodie. If there is a show about gourmet food, especially with a competition, I’m pretty sure I’m going to watch it. Everything from “Top Chef,” “Mixology,” “Iron...

It’s been a calamitous couple of weeks for storm-battered skilled nursing operators and many of the dedicated people who work in them.

Spending bill may preempt governors’ push to end PHE over Medicaid rolls… Nursing home rewards program needs more oversight: critics … Nursing association fighting to keep nursing home open after...

Closed NJ nursing home stayed open way too long, some claim … Many clinicians wary of using telehealth with older patients … What South Dakota providers think of governor’s promised reimbursement...