Tariffs declared by the US that had been set to start for two nations overnight would push costs up for many healthcare items.

An Arizona couple has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud for a $1.2 billion scheme.

A new report is highlighting value-based care and I-SNPs as trends that skilled nursing providers should consider.

Extreme heat can be harmful to older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) and it could be worse for racial and ethnic minorities, a new study finds.

A study on older adults in long-term care communities who experience pain found that it is linked to sleep quality and care dependency. That is, more severe pain is associated with poorer sleep ...

Initiatives to reduce low-value care (LVC) could widen existing disparities meaning that more people would receive unnecessary care while others still struggle to receive enough, a new study finds.

When I read the McKnight’s article “Just what the doc ordered: Skilled nursing medical directors’ 2025 wishlist” published January 27, 2025, it triggered ...

Georgia long-term care providers are welcoming proposed tort reform legislation that would add significant revisions.

A study of efforts to limit or prevent COVID-19 in nursing homes shows that many steps were unproven and gave little or no conclusive help.

If the White House truly wants to prevent unqualified individuals from leading federal agencies, it might want to start by rescinding the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of ...

Two key updates to consumer-facing metrics that skilled nursing operators had been expecting last week appear to have been blocked.

A comprehensive review of COVID-19 prevention measures in United States skilled nursing facilities revealed that while numerous strategies were implemented during the pandemic, most lacked solid ...