Attorneys general in 18 states have asked CMS to reconsider its repeal of the nursing home staffing mandate and to recast a rule focused on for-profit providers.

Dietetic interns snapped a variety of humorous Diet-Coke-themed shots with AI filters and then compiled them into a calendar for their supervisor. The finished product can be seen in all its fizzy fun ...

Provider groups are calling on CMS to adopt new rules that hold MA plans more accountable for “egregious” denials while also ...

The intake of oral semaglutides such as Wegovy or Rybelsus among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) was associated with a reduced risk of heart failure (HF) compared to those who took a placebo, ...

About 42% of adults 50 years of age and older reported not receiving either the flu or COVID-19 vaccine in the past six months, according to data from the University of Michigan National Poll on ...

I’ve written before about how surprised I was that my lifelong art habit/avocation helped heal my brain from the trauma of working on a COVID unit. I ...

Assisted living residents and staff members are exposed to elevated levels of compounds from disinfecting and antibacterial products that raise potential health concerns, according to the results of a ...

The life expectancy for Americans increased to 79 years in 2024 from 78.4 in 2023, according to a January data brief published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Immigration policies that would allow more foreign-born workers into the US and greater infusions of cash need to be pillars of any plans to build the nursing home workforce back to prepandemic levels ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is updating its nursing home surveyor guidance to emphasize more off-hours ...

Department leaders in long-term care organizations often find themselves in a balancing act. They’re responsible for leading their teams while also being ...

While nursing homes added nearly 41,000 jobs last year, they still remain the only healthcare sector not to have fully ...