You’ve surely thought to yourself that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is sometimes working at cross purposes when it comes to its extensive nursing home regulations.

Older adults who had experienced prolonged exposure to air pollution were at higher risk of transitioning into more severe states of physical disability, according to a February study published in ...

About 2.9 million people, or an estimated 1 in 10 Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees, will be disenrolled from their plans in 2026, according to a February research letter published in the Journal of ...

For those who have known me only in my current form as a ponderous and pasty long-term care writer, it must be hard to imagine. But I once strode the ...

Updating your facility’s public website may seem like another never-ending task for your to-do list. But now’s definitely the time to do it — per federal ...

Nineteen women deemed excellent in their roles in skilled nursing, senior living or home care have been named to the fifth class of Veteran VIPs in the annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards ...

Twelve women working in skilled nursing, senior living or home care have been selected as McKnight's Women of Distinction Rising Stars for 2026.

The federal government’s top watchdog is investigating how well states oversee nursing home pharmacies’ efforts to prevent opioid overuse, misuse and diversion among the more than 150,000 patients ...

Frailty among men was associated with a higher risk of death from a heart attack compared to women, according to a February study published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe.

Patients on traditional Medicare plans were less likely to have access to certain stroke-preventing care versus those on Medicare Advantage but were also more likely to receive intensive post-stroke ...

Civil fraud recoveries from the healthcare sector more than tripled between 2024 and 2025, signaling that the Trump administration will continue to press hard for provider investigations and financial ...

Recent headlines say it all when it comes to what long-term care operators need to be prepared for — at any time. And that’s no matter how good or ...