Medicare Part A may cover short-term skilled nursing care in a nursing home if specific requirements are met, such as a qualifying hospital stay and the need for daily skilled nursing care. Medicare ...

The nursing shortage is threatening both patients and our healthcare system, and future projections paint an ominous picture. We have all read the news stories or have seen the effects first-hand: the ...

People with Alzheimer’s need more and more help with daily life as their disease advances. Nursing homes and memory care facilities are two residential options for caregivers who are managing serious ...

Two recent studies of nursing homes and home-based care emphasize how communication breakdowns between care team members can undermine patient safety. A Swedish study of 112 assistant nurses in ...

As a self-proclaimed lifelong learner and former educator, Amy Boyington is passionate about researching and advocating for learners of all ages. For over a decade, Amy has specialized in writing ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing home residents are subjected to ineffective care and poor staffing, while facility finances are shrouded in secrecy and regulatory lapses go unenforced, according to a report ...

Thanks to the conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home nurses averaged double-digit pay increases this year, as virtually all titles notched healthy increases, according to the ...

Nurses serve as the heart of our healthcare system. You can honor us during National Nurses Week 2025 through May 12. But honoring nurses requires more than flowers and thank-you cards. It requires ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) – The recent murder of a home health care nurse has heightened concerns about worker safety, prompting new legislation aimed at enhancing security for these essential caregivers ...

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Simulators are a major part of medical training these days. They've now moved from medical schools to a home health care agency in Conshohocken, Montgomery County ...