It was there that Harvard’s David Grabowski tried to underscore the policy changes that would help nursing homes perform better during the next crisis. He stressed that some nursing home deaths could ...

Older adults largely don’t meet physical activity guidelines, according to a report published Nov. 26 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Maintaining muscle tone may be one way to prevent dementia, new research suggests. A study presented Tuesday at the meeting ...

I was blessed to spend Thanksgiving with family. My granddaughter, whom I always find entertaining, made me laugh when at a ...

A Denver court has ruled that a nursing home employee can resume action against an Aurora, CO, facility for religious ...

A judge has again delayed sentencing for a Western Pennsylvania nursing home convicted of healthcare fraud and falsification of records.

In a major study of older adults, investigators from RAND found that lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise and being obese were risk factors for developing dementia. By contrast, engaging in ...

Older adults with frailty were less likely to stop taking opioids within a month after their fractures, a new study finds. Having Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (ADRD) didn’t play a role in ...

Ethics Committee updated its 2017 statement “Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unbefriended Older Adults,” refreshing the language and citing newer clinical studies. The report also urged health ...

Claims for unregulated rapid molecular diagnostic tests for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older adults have soared 60-fold from 2016 to 2023, according to Medicare data. The rise was most ...

Two trade associations representing Minnesota nursing homes are suing the state to block a rule requiring them to pay workers ...

Twenty to 40% of nursing residents have serious mental health challenges, but most facilities don't have the proper resources or staff in place to properly care for them.