U.S. News & World Report is offering consumers data on more than 8,700 assisted living communities nationwide through a new assisted living directory.
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Post-hospital spending for Medicare patients is consistently higher than that of private insurers, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities across Florida's Atlantic coast began preparing to move residents out of harm's way ahead of Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 3, according to The New York Times.
Four residents of Batavia, Ill.-based Covenant Living at the Holmstad have been hospitalized with Legionnaires' disease, according to Patch.
Almost 75 percent of New York City's nursing homes have lower-than-average staffing levels, CMS data show, which has a negative impact on patient health outcomes, according to City Limits.
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Fortune has released its second annual Best Workplaces in Aging Services list honoring senior caregiving companies that foster a great culture.
Despite a federal push to require nursing homes to establish antibiotic stewardship programs, about 25 percent have policies that are not comprehensive, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Home care is one of the fastest growing jobs in the U.S., but low pay, lack of benefits and discrimination are leading to high turnover rates, according to Vox.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law Aug. 15 that requires nursing homes to develop an emergency response plan for potential disease outbreaks, less than a year after 11 children died in an adenovirus outbreak at Wanaque Nursing and…
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services revoked the license of Allentown-based Firely Pediatric Services Home for Kids in July after a report found two staff members ignored an alarm for nearly 20 minutes, leading to the death of a 14-year-old…