A single-dose of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine in older adults showed waning efficacy across three seasons of the virus. A booster dose one year after the initial shot failed to do ...

People with visual difficulties were significantly more likely to take medication to help them sleep, but that could put them at risk for falls as well, a new study finds.

Carotid artery narrowing due to atherosclerosis (a condition known as atherosclerotic carotid stenosis) contributes to up to ...

We plant Derby week.” “That’s just what we do here,” I heard a facility administrator say this week. There is something ...

Three Virginia lawmakers are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to more closely scrutinize skilled nursing facilities.

A nursing home in the tiny town of Butte remains closed more than a month after its private owner walked away, refusing to ...

State governments are turning to a familiar resource to push nursing homes toward better staffing: value-based payment ...

Within five years of admission, about 20% of newly admitted residents to long-term care communities experience severe ...

Intensive blood pressure reduction can reduce the risk for all-cause dementia in older adults with hypertension, a new study shows. Specifically, treating high blood pressure for as little as four ...

Long COVID symptoms were associated with functional ability limitations in adults and older adults, a study finds. The report was published April 19 in BMC Public Health.

A historic partnership is requesting millions in investment dollars to assist Pennsylvania operators in recruiting and ...

A new report on private equity refutes the nursing home sector’s argument that private investment has fallen significantly in recent years.