Nursing homes that allowed visitors during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic did not see higher infection rates, even during one of its most dangerous phases, academic researchers conclude in a ...

A public health agency official has told the UK Covid-19 inquiry that visiting in care homes during the pandemic was about "managing risk". Heather Reid, the interim director of Nursing, Midwifery and ...

In the UK and the USA, risk of reporting a positive test for COVID-19 was increased among front-line health-care workers. Health-care systems should ensure adequate availability of PPE and develop ...

Disrupted care during the covid-19 pandemic led to sharp increases in other non-covid causes of illness and death, particularly mental health disorders, malaria in young children, and stroke and ...

Former health secretary Matt Hancock says discharging patients from hospitals to care homes in the early stages of the Covid pandemic was "the least-worst decision" at the time. Bereaved people ...

Nursing homes with higher immigrant staff levels may be more resilient in meeting staffing needs during crises, new research shows.

Family files 1st wrongful death lawsuit against Life Care Center in Washington over coronavirus outbreak There have been 37 deaths tied to the senior living facility.