Under two proposed alternatives to the Five-Star Quality Rating System methodology, only 4% to 5% of nursing homes would earn ...

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Medicare overpaid just 15 optometrists serving nursing home residents an estimated $3 million over three years for low-level services billed with more intensive, higher-cost codes.

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United States adults aged 45 and older reported being lonely, an increase from 35% in both 2010 and 2018. That is according to a December survey published by AARP.

The Department of Health and Human Services today repealed key provisions of the minimum staffing standards for long-term ...

When an individual turns 75, their body loses its ability to easily recover from injury or illness and the risk of dying starts to sharply increase. That is according to a December study conducted by ...

Older adults are increasingly being diagnosed with limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) dementia. This is in part due to new guidelines advising doctors how to identify the ...

I was very honored to be invited to make a short presentation on the topic of “AI by Role” at the recent 2025 McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit virtual ...

Only 347 of the nation’s roughly 14,750 nursing homes have specialized units dedicated to people on ventilators, an analysis shows.