Nursing facility inspections can feel like playing poker — except operators don’t know which cards the surveyor is holding, or if the rules might change mid-hand.

The final entry deadline for the 2026 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards is Friday, Jan. 23. Now in its eighth year, the program recognizes women making a difference in skilled nursing, senior ...

CMS said Friday it plans to remove reporting about unsubstantiated complaints from Nursing Home Care Compare next month.

A year after predictions of a great regulatory revolution buoyed skilled nursing leaders, many are still waiting for significant relief — and they remain highly concerned about day-to-day reporting ...

Older adults with an insufficient intake of dietary lycopene — a carotenoid typically found in tomatoes and tomato-based products — experienced a much higher risk of severe periodontitis (PD), ...

A higher number of preoperative stressors was linked to worse recoveries from surgery among older adults, according to a January study published in Anesthesiology.

Anyone wishing to submit a 2026 McKnight’s Women of Distinction nomination at a discounted rate has until midnight tonight, organizers say.

I sat in my office with the door closed, feeling utterly drained. We were falling short of our quality and financial goals, ...

A total of 49.5% of nurses have felt unsafe due to verbal or physical aggression from a patient or a patient’s family member in the past year, according to a January survey from Joyce University, a ...

Evidence-based interventions, such as educational strategies, clinical practice guidelines, and audit and feedback, are ...

A study of nursing home survey teams reveals fewer than half of surveyors working in 2023 had at least four years experience, ...

Senators are calling UnitedHealth Group’s response to an investigation "inadequate" and demanding more information following ...