About half of all nursing students in a recent analysis said they were willing to provide care for older adults. The report was published Monday in BMC Geriatrics. A total of 68 medium- and ...

Falls increased the likelihood of nursing home placement among older adults, according to a January study published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.

As a nurse practitioner making house calls, Sarah Szanton saw firsthand that her medical services weren’t what her elderly patients needed most. They needed help with basic hygiene and home care: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 30—JEFFERSON — Ashtabula County Technical and Career Center (A-Tech) has been named one of 81 higher education institutions ...

Dr. Fred Levin has been watching with growing alarm the national debate around federal cuts to Medicaid. He’s responsible for the medical care of about 100 older adults at the Community PACE center in ...

There are an estimated 1.3 million people in nursing facilities, and the track record for SNFs’ ability to care for people who have a history with OUD is poor. In fact, in many cases, SNFs will not ...

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Nursing homes face serious consequences when older adults – often with dementia or other cognitive impairments – wander away from nursing homes or ...