Home healthcare patients, caregivers and clinicians have significant knowledge gaps surrounding palliative care, according to ...

Severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression are 56% more common in people who have chronic kidney disease compared to those who don’t have it, according to a ...

When it comes to increasing vaccinations among older adults, a new report highlights the effectiveness of educating patients and encouraging clinicians to advocate for vaccination.

Any reduction in federal funding for healthcare will trigger a trickle-down effect to which providers do not want to be subject.

When my son was seven, we had a conversation that changed how I thought about our approach to staffing in senior care. I was driving Everett to school ...

Many older adults with advanced cancer receive potentially aggressive treatment but not a lot of supportive care, according ...

A new tool effectively measures frailty to identify older adults who have a higher risk of emergency health needs, rehospitalization or death, according to a recent report. The tool could be useful to ...

Screening and testing for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are limited despite the benefits of early detection, according to responses from a recent survey.

A new study of more than 15,000 nursing homes found no link between relaxed certified nurse aide training and improved staffing levels.

More than 5% of US nursing homes were penalized significantly last quarter for failing to fully or accurately report data, dimming ratings.

One nursing home is creating career pathways for its employees by providing in-house training courses to prepare them to take the GED test.

The FDA has issued a recall on frozen supplemental shakes that were found to have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.