Research on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) requires further examination of rural health disparities and the impact of sociocultural and environmental exposures on health outcomes, ...

Despite having a higher risk of mortality, Medicare beneficiaries who have dementia are less likely to be referred to palliative care than other Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study ...

McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care have opened the nomination process for the eighth annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.

There have been many lessons learned during the fall convention season, and probably the most pervasive of all has been that the “tech era” has fully arrived in long-term care.

Individuals living in disadvantaged neighborhoods show greater cognitive decline throughout their lives and higher dementia risk, regardless of their own personal socioeconomic status. This is ...

Established in 1993, Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center’s Annual Photo Contest is an institution on Long Island, receiving between 700 and 1,000 entries from around the world each year.

With 1,800 employees across four campuses, Chelsea Jewish Life currently has about 40 listed job openings — a low 2% vacancy ...

Medical conditions and surgical episodes requiring significant post-acute care are likely to fuel expansions of the new, bundled payment model known at TEAM, ATI Advisory warned in a new report this ...

Under the budget reconciliation bill signed into law by President Trump, state Medicaid programs, particularly those in states that expanded Medicaid ...

Having optimal cardiovascular health may offset the risk of dementia for people with type 2 diabetes, according to a ...

Older adults who exhibited early signs of Alzheimer’s and walked at least 3,000 steps per day experienced a slower rate of cognitive decline compared to those who walked less than 3,000 steps per day, ...

Nursing home operators must do better to prepare for annual surveys — despite many facilities sometimes being subjected to years-long backlogs in some jurisdictions — experts said.