The more favorable socioeconomic factors in a person’s life — such as  earning more money or having attained higher education ...

Investors in the seniors housing and care space have always seemed to make skilled nursing a second-thought customer. Now, however, the demographics have become so positive, even skilled nursing is ...

A new partnership between two Arizona institutions is looking to upskill local certified nursing assistants, while also eyeing expansion.

Skilled nursing providers and clinicians are criticizing a bill which notably omitted the reversal of cuts in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Nursing home residents’ costs for care increased by 7% last year. In addition, projections in a new report suggest that the percentage will skyrocket by multiples over the next decade.

Hospitalization rates from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection rose with age. Also, hospitalizations were more likely among nursing home residents and older adults with other health issues, ...

Older adults who move abroad to retire have a higher risk of loneliness, according to a report published March 13 in the journal Psychology and Aging.

Nursing home operators received an encouraging sign during the Senate confirmation hearing for Dr. Mehmet Oz on Friday.

More than a quarter of state survey agencies lack adequate emergency preparedness skills, a new federal report shows.

A tool that was once used to examine the intensity and frequency of pain in dementia patients following their death has been revamped.

Nursing homes were once the go-to option for individuals with dementia. However, in the 1990s, the landscape began to shift as assisted living communities started targeting the same population.

Many who escalate complaints get insurance denials overturned. Consumer advocates say that’s a clear sign companies routinely ...