Changes to a key component of the Patient Driven Payment Model remain in limbo two years after they were first proposed, but federal regulators are still poised to refine the system to accommodate for ...

Nursing home patients are more likely to die in the facility or in hospice than in a hospital in states with mature POLST programs, according to a new, first-of-its kind study.

Patients 80 years of age and older experienced a 31% reduction in mortality and a 20% reduction in the risk of new coronary events when they participated in statin therapy, according to a March study ...

Being in a more advanced stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) comes with an increased risk of cognitive impairment among patients with CKD, according to a February study published in the JAMA Network ...

In many skilled nursing facilities, speech-language pathologists are brought in to address individual issues. But an alternative framing is more powerful.

The collapse of a nursing home deal in Western New York after nearly three years is a prime example of how drawing out and complicating state-level change of ownership processes may “steer operators ...

It was a simple line — probably not original to Lou Holtz, but delivered in a way that made it stick: “There is never a wrong time to do the right thing, and never a right time to do the wrong thing.” ...

Long-term care experts will share insights on topics critical to providers’ livelihood during the inaugural McKnight’s Pinnacle Summit in New York City on March 18.

Nearly half of individuals aged 65 and older showed improvements in cognitive and/or physical function over a 12-year follow-up period, according to a March study published in Geriatrics. The findings ...

Social needs in home care are primarily met through routine nurse–patient encounters and showing kindness, engaging in meaningful conversation and being mentally present to support older adults’ sense ...

Increased CNA staff levels were linked to a reduction in injurious falls at nursing homes, while low-staffed facilities were ...