Health care workers at nursing homes face a major challenge when helping older adults to maintain their oral hygiene. This has been shown in a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg, which ...

To qualify for for short-term rehab services in a skilled nursing facility – and to qualify for Medicare coverage – patients ...

Bill Conway (center) is about a third of the way toward his target of giving $1 billion to nursing. So far he’s supported student aid, new buildings, efforts to recruit and retain faculty, and more at ...

Now, Christine pays about $240,000 a year to employ a team of five people for his 24-hour, in-home care — and manages it as ...

We’re in the Medicare open-enrollment season. I strongly advise patients signing up for Medicare to avoid Part C Medicare ...

Vermont has one of the lowest uninsured rates in the U.S., even though its residents pay some of the highest health insurance costs. Still, most of its hospitals are losing money and patients often ...

Stanford Health Care just recently received the 2024 National Certification Champion Award from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. Having certified emergency nurses in a health ...

Nursing homes can be a refuge for older adults, offering a place to live, sleep, eat, socialize and receive medical care to support healthy aging. But as health declines with ...

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A Bradley County judge has ordered Life Care Centers of America Chief Executive ... the son of the founder of one of America's biggest privately owned nursing home chains, filed to become ...

Residents earning up to 400% of the federal poverty level, or annual household incomes of about $124,000, now qualify for free child care, and any existing copays are waived. With the state’s ...

Navigating long-term health care ... s plan could help alleviate some of these burdens. The day-to-day services wouldn’t fit those who require higher level medical care or skilled nursing ...