The Justice Department’s civil division this week published its annual report to Congress on efforts to combat elder fraud ...

Just a dozen states have adopted any kind of incentive for nursing homes converting or designing facilities to embrace the small house model and its emphasis on private rooms, communal living and ...

A new analysis from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project suggests that 2025 may be remembered as the year states told Washington, “Hold my beer.” Lawmakers from Maine to Oregon are pushing through ...

The latest refresh of skilled nursing facilities’ quality data includes the initial public reporting of new patient transfer and vaccination measures, reflecting future emphasis for the Centers for ...

A federal watchdog said Tuesday it has begun auditing nursing homes’ use of the Patient Driven Payment Model to drive skilled ...

A Texas-based skilled nursing operator is now offering on-site blood transfusions, becoming one of just a few such providers ...

President Trump granted a full and unconditional pardon to Joseph Schwartz on Friday, making him the third upper-echelon ...

Developing depression half a month after gastrointestinal (GI) disease presented an elevated risk of dementia among participants in a November study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.

Medicare Part D claims significantly underreport opioid dispensing for patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities after hospitalizations, according to a September research letter published in the ...

As the calendar flips toward Thanksgiving week, the entire McKnight’s staff would like to wish all of our readers many reflective moments of satisfaction and gratitude in their lives.

Older adults who experience a new geriatric condition, such as dehydration, delirium or malnutrition, after major surgery are at an increased risk of having poor health outcomes, according to a ...

Chronic pain in adults may increase the risk of high blood pressure, according to a November analysis published in Hypertension.