Investing in staff pay and training can address the workforce crisis in adult care and improve care home performance, according to new research published in the latest issue of the journal Human ...

Nursing home residents and their families rely on social workers to help navigate the maze of decisions required to meet their often-changing health needs. Social workers also provide emotional ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released Wednesday a number of new initiatives to aid nursing homes during the pandemic including additional funding, testing, training and data. A fresh ...

The Improving Staff Attitudes and Care for People with Dementia e-Learning (tEACH) study involved 280 residents and care staff in 24 care homes over nine months. The intervention improved resident ...

New entries in the world of PACE care for the elderly have elicited congratulations from nursing home representatives — and a reminder to state leaders about the important role skilled care facilities ...

Nearly all nursing homes in America will have to hire more nurses and aides under a new rule released this week that mandates a minimum level of staffing, although the gap is significantly wider in ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the inefficient patchwork that is US health care payment policy. The impact of these policies on skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities, ...