Falls increased the likelihood of nursing home placement among older adults, according to a January study published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.

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About half of all nursing students in a recent analysis said they were willing to provide care for older adults. The report was published Monday in BMC Geriatrics. A total of 68 medium- and ...

As a nurse practitioner making house calls, Sarah Szanton saw firsthand that her medical services weren’t what her elderly patients needed most. They needed help with basic hygiene and home care: ...

If assisted living beds are available, some people living with dementia may delay moving to a nursing home or will not move to a nursing home at all, suggest the findings of a new study.

There are an estimated 1.3 million people in nursing facilities, and the track record for SNFs’ ability to care for people who have a history with OUD is poor. In fact, in many cases, SNFs will not ...