One nursing home is creating career pathways for its employees by providing in-house training courses to prepare them to take the GED test.

Transitions in nursing home care will be heavily impacted by upcoming surveyor guidance, but operators can prepare by being ...

A Florida House subcommittee has approved a bill that would require nursing homes and assisted living facilities to permit ...

There is a legislative effort underway to increase the personal needs allowance from $50 to $200 a month, with provisions for ...

Choosing a senior living arrangement can be a difficult, complicated decision. From comparing facilities to figuring out how to cover the high costs, the process can easily feel overwhelming.

Española Mayor John Ramon Vigil’s most outspoken critic on the City Council wants to censure him over surveillance video showing Vigil and another man unloading shopping carts from a truck ...

Not cleaning thoroughly is one of the most common reasons why food businesses are prosecuted. Work out what needs cleaning or disinfecting every day, or more than once a day, and what needs cleaning ...

Medicare does not usually cover long-term nursing home costs. However, some plans may fund temporary stays in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) if someone needs specialized care. Medicare ...

Although advance care planning (ACP) is highly relevant for nursing home residents, its uptake in nursing homes is low. To meet the need for context-specific ACP tools to support nursing home staff in ...

Nursing homes are designed to provide high-quality care to residents whose families cannot care for their elderly or disabled loved ones on their own. However, residents at nursing homes and assisted ...

Nursing home neglect occurs when an assisted living facility fails to properly care for a resident by not providing food, water, or basic medical care as well as not preventing falls, bedsores, and ...