One in six people 60 years and older has experienced abuse in a community setting, the World Health Organization says.

High rates of respiratory illnesses following a severe flu season prompted ChristianaCare to establish a telephone line to meet the surge.

Despite an underwhelming 2.8% Medicare Part A proposed pay raise, SNF advocates found reason to be encouraged on several other fronts.

People like the 1.4 million Americans who live in nursing homes and, on average, experience 10 comorbidities? No, it’s not too late to offer them nutritious food and help them break the cycle of ...

Greenfield Healthcare is one of six facilities to be cited since July for failing to meet updated staffing levels for nurses and nursing assistants.

The sign, “Hate Has No Home Here,” has hung in April Jones’ classroom at Madison High School. It features two raised fists and three small hands holding hearts of different colors ...

Cyber threats target vulnerable nursing home residents, posing risks to personal and financial data. Here are the steps to ...

Lighter areas of skin, such as the palms of hands and the inside of the mouth, may show signs of a rash more easily ... fluid can spread by sneezing and coughing. You can get viral meningitis ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A Monday morning fire broke out in a Central Peoria nursing home, causing $1,000 in damages. The Peoria Fire Department was called at 7:30 a.m. Monday, to Sharon Willow ...

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has signed an anti-racism charter as part of its ongoing commitment to becoming an ‘anti-racist organisation’. The Unison charter outlines expectations for ...

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