A major new study suggests that Medicare beneficiaries with dementia receive better care when treated by clinicians who specialize in nursing home practice — meaning they provide at least 80% of ...

A visionary leader in the long-term care industry, Severine “Sevy” Petras has demonstrated a remarkable ability to support senior living providers and empower her colleagues.

A new study of Veterans Health Administration data shows that the Care Assessment Needs (CAN) algorithm — a tool used to predict whether veterans will be hospitalized or die in the 90 days after ...

A federal judge has for a second time struck down the federal nursing home staffing mandate’s demands that an RN be on duty 24/7 every day, and for specific levels of nurse hours.

A new study suggests that simply changing how you walk may ease pain from knee osteoarthritis without the need for drugs or surgery. The research, published in The Lancet Rheumatology, followed 68 ...

Finck-Boyle reflects on goals for AAPACN's engagement strategies and post-acute nursing challenges as she takes on a new industry role.

Fifty-four percent of nursing home staff rate their workplaces as very good or excellent on workplace safety, according to new results from federal Surveys on Patient Safety Culture.

With the increasing adoption of patient centered care, initiatives to maintain and improve skin integrity in long-term care have highlighted awareness of skin integrity.

Residents have answered “no” to the two PHQ-2 questions, but their medical records indicate they have depression. How might this impact our facility?

Hospital participation in health information exchange communication systems has limited effectiveness in reducing skilled nursing facility admissions for older adults with heart failure, a new ...

In her more than 30 years in the long-term care industry, Denise McQuown-Hatter never has been afraid of doing the tough jobs.

Remarkable chemistry innovations have brought nursing home laundries a long way from the days of scratchy fabrics and bleach.