Skilled nursing providers would see a 2.8% raise next fiscal year, or $196.5 million according to a proposed pay rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday.

A new research review published in BMC Nursing examines how nurses view older patients’ physical decline and frailty in nursing homes and home care settings versus how older adults themselves and ...

Former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a stunning $39 million tax evasion case.

A federal judge Monday threw out a federal nursing home staffing mandate, quickly shifting providers into considering how they'll use their freedom from inflexible requirements to rebuild and ...

Long-term care stakeholders are encouraged to make plans to attend the McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards banquet quickly.

People who love the long-term care profession may feel like suckers sometimes. How does America’s centrally planned, heavily regulated, top-down LTC system treat us like chumps?

While it seems there’s still a bit of business to complete before the nursing home staffing mandate can be totally written off, I wouldn’t let it distract you too much from an even more important ...

Members of a national coalition are urging HHS and CMS to revisit what they’ve deemed a flawed measure in CMS’ Five-Star ...

Mehmet Oz, MD, took to social media Thursday to deliver his first public message as administrator of CMS amid Medicaid cuts.

Flu vaccination rates didn’t change much between 2019 and 2022, but during that time more Black and Hispanic older adults ...

Over her 26-year career, Betty Barajas has exemplified dedication, professionalism and selflessness in long-term care and healthcare.

For decades, John Zeisel, PhD, has been at the forefront of innovation in nonpharmacologic approaches to treating dementia.