About one-third of older adults in resident care homes for the elderly are subject to potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and at a higher risk for hospitalization due to being on medications ...

Globally, 23.7% of older adults have mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Proper health strategies are necessary to diagnose and treat people who have MCI, according to a new report.

Neighborhoods with sparse food access and low income could be a risk factor for accelerated cognitive decline and lead to more health disparities, a report published Tuesday in BMC Medicine finds.

Several of LTC Properties’ key performance indicators were down to start the year, but the firm’s executive team took an upbeat, forward-looking stance Tuesday — even brushing aside concerns about one ...

Professional liability rates for long-term care providers have moderated since early 2024, but an “upward rate trend” is ...

A cadre of researchers — including the de facto dean of nursing home staffing studies — has proposed a new tool using a nursing home’s case-mix index as a way to set expected daily nurse staffing ...

Alert systems that involve the community in locating a missing person with dementia must balance privacy concerns and safety, ...

The rates of anal cancer have risen steadily in the United States, and the biggest increases were in older women — especially ...

CDC changes up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination information for NHSN reporting … Increase in construction prices threatens ...

Over the last few weekends, as I’ve been watching my granddaughter, I’ve been indoctrinated into the Octonauts. They’re a ...

Drinking coffee regularly is linked with a lower risk of frailty in older adults, a recent study published in the European Journal of Nutrition finds.

A New York nursing home has won the first class action lawsuit in its county, which would have cost the provider millions in resident damages.