Conducting goals of care conversations (GOCC) with specialty palliative consults (SPC) was associated with lower cost-related outcomes for both patients and hospitals ...

A group of five Delaware nursing homes has paid $182,000 over its efforts to publicize patients’ success stories, federal officials announced Tuesday.

Long-term care leaders have become used to budget deals that go into overtime and risk government shutdowns. But they say ...

CMS said it will continue to conduct some nursing home complaint investigations and revisits during the federal government shutdown.

Back in March of this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced its plan to close six of the nation’s 10 regional offices for the ...

Federal definitions of nursing home falls and related injuries, and how they must be reported, are changing starting Wednesday. The changes threaten to compromise providers’ compliance and ...

Artificial intelligence is seeping into every corner of aging care, but when it comes to navigating ethical use, the onus is on providers.

To celebrate resident Eva Thompson's love of all things Disney, Morrison Woods Health Campus brought more than 10 Disney characters to campus for a day of fun.

A now-closed nursing home has agreed to pay $380,000 to settle allegations it deducted pay from workers’ paychecks for meal breaks even when officials knew employees routinely worked through them.

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the outdoors — all of it. Camping, fishing, hiking, running, biking, taking a leisurely walk on a beautiful fall day … I could go on.

Survey outcomes ripple through every level of a skilled nursing facility. Citations bring fines and threats to Medicare ...

By the time we reached higher ground, the wait began. The tsunami was expected at 7:17 p.m. local time on July 29. Hundreds gathered, listening to the sirens periodically echo, bracing for the worst.