The nursing shortage is threatening both patients and our healthcare system, and future projections paint an ominous picture. We have all read the news stories or have seen the effects first-hand: the ...

Executives who donated to the president’s super PAC met privately with him and urged a repeal of the rule, which was intended ...

People with Alzheimer’s need more and more help with daily life as their disease advances. Nursing homes and memory care facilities are two residential options for caregivers who are managing serious ...

The answer is not a nursing home without a nurse -- it simply can't be. The answer is taking our collective responsibility ...

Nursing home care costs are soaring. For a private room in a nursing home, the average person spends nearly $10,000 per month — and almost $120,000 annually — and those costs are only expected to ...

Jennifer Lagemann is a former family caregiver, as well as a professional caregiver and administrator at home care agencies. She works as a writer and researcher, helping care providers create patient ...

Two recent studies of nursing homes and home-based care emphasize how communication breakdowns between care team members can undermine patient safety. A Swedish study of 112 assistant nurses in ...

As a self-proclaimed lifelong learner and former educator, Amy Boyington is passionate about researching and advocating for learners of all ages. For over a decade, Amy has specialized in writing ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing home residents are subjected to ineffective care and poor staffing, while facility finances are shrouded in secrecy and regulatory lapses go unenforced, according to a report ...

Nurses serve as the heart of our healthcare system. You can honor us during National Nurses Week 2025 through May 12. But honoring nurses requires more than flowers and thank-you cards. It requires ...