A new study finds that hospital discharges to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) from 2000 to 2023 were the lowest during the first year of the pandemic when illness severity was highest.

Residents in aged care facilities in one Australian state generally had high rates of potential inappropriate use of psychotropic medicine (PIPM) use, though rates varied depending on the individual ...

New recommendations to help healthcare providers explain amyloid therapies to Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers involve sharing the benefits and risks of the medications.

The DEA issued a third extension of telehealth benefits that allows registered practitioners to virtually prescribe controlled substances.

With the election of a new U.S. president two weeks ago, one thing remains certain: You are probably either still celebrating or feeling depressed and ...

An emergency hearing Wednesday may determine who will hold decision-making control over the nation’s largest privately held ...

A new analysis revealed that Medicare spent roughly $2 billion over three years on unnecessary back surgeries for older adults. This alarming figure comes from research conducted by the nonpartisan ...

Deaths among nursing home residents for any cause remained higher through June 2023 than they were prior to the pandemic.

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that US senior vaccination rates have increased over last ...

HHS attorneys said Congress granted the department “expansive authority” to regulate nursing homes and urged the court not to kill the rule.

A comprehensive new study predicts that by 2050, about 213 million American adults will be overweight or obese, representing ...

A large-scale Australian study has found that older adults taking gabapentinoids — a common pain medication for nerve pain and epilepsy — face an increased risk of hip fracture, with especially high ...