A federal program called “Special Focus Facility,” intended to improve care, is not doing its job. So, for many, it begs the ...

Learn about HCBS waivers in Medicaid programs, including eligibility, benefits, and how they provide home and community-based ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The breakfast tray on the side table had barely been touched. The nursing home resident was an elderly woman with multiple ...

Nursing home residents who participated in staff-focused oral care interventions experienced improved oral health (OH), ...

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 long-running federal program that publicly identifies the nation’s worst nursing homes appears to be suspended under the Trump administration’s ongoing policy of limiting the flow of information ...

As energetic preschoolers wave rainbow-colored scarves during their daily music and movement class, their audience isn’t just ...

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 ...