President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he was nominating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

A study of 204 low-income older adults found that 3 out of 4 had undiagnosed cognitive issues — including some who didn’t ...

The risk for all-cause death was higher in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who experienced social isolation compared to those who were more socially connected to others, ...

This story probably won’t prove anything. It’s not unusual. There’s nothing terribly special about it. The events described ...

Promised immigration reform could make it even more difficult for skilled nursing providers to successfully recruit ...

Between 2018 and 2022, the percentage of deaths related to dementia in nursing homes and long-term care communities declined ...

Most older adults with heart conditions say their healthcare providers don’t offer sexual health information, according to preliminary survey data to be presented at the American Heart Association’s ...

About 27.6% of Americans over the age of 65 — about 4 in 10 older adults — have received COVID-19 shots this year so far, ...

A group of nursing home stakeholders has developed a guidebook informed by industry experts and artificial intelligence that ...

The owners of a financially and legally burdened New York nursing home are now seeking receivership, more than a year after ...

Under OBRA ’87, the landmark law in pursuit of safety and quality in nursing homes, nursing homes must provide 24-hour ...

If nursing homes are likely to face fewer onerous rules, so too are insurers — including Medicare Advantage plans that had been handed several major setbacks in recent years.