As part of the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General's current focus on nursing facilities, As part of the US Department of…

   The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced the recipients of the 2012 National Quality Award program. A total of…

A consumer-targeted Internet tool allows users to search the federal nursing home inspection reports and deficiencies by keyword, city and facility name. The Nursing Home Inspect database covers…

A nurse friend of my husband's was recently let go from a Kentucky nursing home for medication mistakes made while working two back-to-back, weekend, eighteen-hour shifts. I…

So Easy A Senior Can Do It Getty ImagesOne Florida nursing home has found that use of Apple's iPad 2 rejuvenates memory, motor and social skills of…

A new study shows that individuals enrolled in Medicaid are 27 percent more likely to be sent to the hospital than individuals with private insurance – decisions…

The following is a guest post from Elizabeth O’Malley: With the advances in healthcare and surgery techniques, more adults are living into their eighties and beyond. Many…

Posted in DiversionsHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicineScience & Research Posted in DiversionsHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicineScience & ResearchJust under 13 percent of skilled…

The redesign of the federal Nursing Home Compare website, which lets consumers file complaints more easily and compare facilities based on quality measures, is complete. The overhaul…

A government audit has revealed that nearly one in seven elderly nursing home residents, nearly all suffering dementia are given antipsychotic drugs even though the medicines increase…