The breakfast tray on the side table had barely been touched. The nursing home resident was an elderly woman with multiple co-morbidities. She had slipped down from her pillow and was in a sideways ...

Last year saw a sharp acceleration in new models of value-based care launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Kennedy Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), repealed a rule that required registered ...

Choosing a nursing home for a loved one that provides quality is a very important decision that requires careful evaluation ...

Health professionals in Hartford, Conn., have created a program for improving patient safety in nursing homes through reduction of human error, according to a report from The Courant. The program is ...

The CMS model may be gone, but healthcare leaders are seeing value in other care programs that involve less heavy lifting and offer better reimbursement. The CMS Hospital at Home program may be dead – ...

Two prominent Democrats are pressing UnitedHealth Group over reports that the company is engaging in cost-cutting policies that put nursing home patients at risk. Sens. Ron Wyden, of Oregon, and ...

The regional not-for-profit organization Toys for Tots this year has greatly expanded its pilot program for nursing home residents and is seeking a wide range of gifts to support older community ...

With the second-oldest population in the country, Vermont needs its nursing homes. Yet, while Vermonters rapidly age, the state’s long-term care capacity has dwindled, losing 900 beds in the last two ...