Falls become increasingly dangerous as we age. Among those 65 and older, falls cause around 3 million emergency room visits annually and $50 billion in medical costs. Some fall risk factors are ...

A Henrico nursing home has landed on a government watch list of facilities having a record of serious health and safety failures, marking the second facility in the county to appear on the list.

State inspection files and family accounts are casting a harsh spotlight on Jacksonville Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare in the Moncrief neighborhood, where relatives and regulators describe ...

Drinking alcohol is a valued pastime for some long-term care residents, but purposeful policies can keep the practice from becoming a moral, logistical and legal quagmire for facility operators, ...

(TNS) - Feb. 18—A year into the pandemic, California's workplace safety watchdog doesn't know how many nursing home workers have contracted COVID-19 on the job and died, a Sacramento Bee review of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic, more than any other event in our time, has focused a sharp light on the deficient state of nursing home care in our country. A multitude of interwoven, dynamic factors determine ...

Village Caregiving reports that in-home care offers personalized comfort and independence, while nursing homes provide comprehensive medical support and security, with costs differing significantly.

Most U.S. nursing homes will need to add staffing under a federal rule announced Monday that for the first time sets minimum staffing ratios nationwide for homes that care for elderly and disabled ...

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