Federal officials say a plan to cut nearly $4 billion in Medicare funding to nursing homes is just a correction to curb unanticipated overspending. Critics say it’s a wrongheaded move that could force ...

BOSTON (State House News Service) – Care for seniors in nursing homes and across the entire continuum of services should be improved, and the COVID-19 pandemic could serve as an impetus for that ...

No one associated with nursing homes – as residents or their families, friends, staff or administrators – is unaware of the massive impact of the pandemic on these facilities which provide essential ...

Northbridge Health Care Center in Bridgeport is one of four nursing home facilities in the state that were to serve COVID-19 patients who did not require acute care hospitalization. Credit: Cloe ...

In a few days, the winners of HCPro's 2010 Nursing Image Awards will be announced. Out of hundreds of nominees, two nurses will be selected as the embodiment of leadership and clinical excellence. I ...

In her hospital room, Mrs. Sanchez was in stable condition as her family gathered by her bedside, but within minutes she went into cardiac arrest and died soon after. Luckily, this health tragedy wasn ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Loved ones across the state were reunited Monday as some assisted living facilities allowed outdoor visitation for the first time in months since COVID-19 hit. Visitors are ...

ESTELLINE, S.D. (KELO) — All told, 53 residents live at Estelline Nursing and Care Center; two are 101 years old, two are 98, and one is 99. Thallis Jensen, the most senior resident, will turn 102 in ...

How often – and how well – do health care programs teach lessons about the impact that climate exerts on health? And as more of us are exposed to and sickened by toxins, polluted air, unsafe drinking ...