The “flagship program” meant to drive quality at nursing homes most in need of improvement is not working, in part due to an overreliance on financial ...

A federal watchdog Wednesday called on regulators to strengthen the Special Focus Facility program for nursing homes, saying that most facilities that graduate do not sustain improvements. Providers ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is increasing scrutiny and oversight over the country's poorest-performing nursing facilities. CMS is toughening requirements for completion to the ...

Choosing the right nursing homes for a loved one is one of the most significant decisions we ever make. While nearly 6 ...

New programs like Hospital-at-Home and Acute-Care-at-Home are giving health systems an opportunity to reduce inpatient traffic and give patients the care they need in their own homes. Editor's note: ...

The breakfast tray on the side table had barely been touched. The nursing home resident was an elderly woman with multiple co-morbidities. She had slipped down from her pillow and was in a sideways ...

Nursing homes looking to retain more of their frontline staff should level up their retention game by pouring more resources ...

State home and community-based services (HCBS) programs are on the chopping block due to Medicaid funding cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill – and ...

For months I’ve investigated some of the worst nursing home conditions in the state. Now, I’m showing you the best so that ...