A federal program called “Special Focus Facility,” intended to improve care, is not doing its job. So, for many, it begs the ...

Assisted living communities were significantly less likely than nursing homes to offer vaccination programs for seven vaccine-preventable illnesses and more likely to report transferring residents to ...

As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) strives to improve and expand accountable care organization (ACO) ...

Many older Americans end up relying on Medicaid for long-term care because Medicare rarely covers daily help like bathing or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The breakfast tray on the side table had barely been touched. The nursing home resident was an elderly woman with multiple ...

Nursing home residents who participated in staff-focused oral care interventions experienced improved oral health (OH), ...

Health professionals in Hartford, Conn., have created a program for improving patient safety in nursing homes through reduction of human error, according to a report from The Courant. The program is ...

When paired with Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) and leadership training focused on communication, deeply involved coaches were able to support staff to move the needle on quality ...