A new skilled nursing facility validation program could be the “tip of the iceberg” in verifying provider quality ...

Once again, I am learning a morality lesson via my granddaughter. Lately, her favorite bedtime book is “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andreae. In it, our ...

A major provider of behavioral health services to US nursing homes has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle allegations it failed ...

Cancer deaths linked to obesity have tripled across the United States over the past two decades, according to new research ...

If you spend any time in post-acute care today, whether in a skilled nursing facility, an assisted living community, or a ...

Throughout her tenure as senior director of home-based care services at the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society in Sioux Falls, SD, Cassie Zielke has matched her ability to drive operational ...

A registered nurse for 40 years, the career of Fran Witt, DNP, MBNA, LNHA, RN, is one that serves as a testament to the power of hard work and determination. Because of her accomplishments, Witt was ...

The Hauser Rehab Center of Excellence has been built with the input of not only clinicians but also the housekeeping, food service and activities departments, says RiverSpring COO Deborah Messina in ...

CMS acknowledged it is shifting the general focus from prevention to wellness. It proposes removing 10 quality measures that, it said, did not directly improve patient health outcomes and adding five ...

A comprehensive first-of-its-kind national study reveals that cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM) affects nearly 4 out of 5 American adults, highlighting a health concern that has grown ...

A $12 billion budget deficit is forcing California to end its nascent Skilled Nursing Facility Workforce and Quality ...

Genesis HealthCare, one of the nation’s largest skilled nursing chains, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, saying ...