The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its final rule concerning hospice care, despite a recent notice saying it would delay issuing such a rule until 2009.

The long-term care industry is still grappling with a House hearing criticizing nursing home quality and a report on problematic nursing home inspections that was released in conjunction with last Thursday's hearing.

Nursing homes that have adopted aspects of the culture change movement, or at least strive to, are more likely to see benefits in resident satisfaction, staff retention, higher occupancy rates and improved operational costs, according to a recently released survey of directors of nursing.

The Service Employees International Union has called into question the independence of HCR ManorCare's recently formed panel of quality advisers.

It's one of the hardest tasks for caregivers, but bathing does not have to be a chore if you focus on residents' needs

When "Dianne Butler's" mother was rushed to the emergency room with signs of a heart attack, the ER nurses quickly cut away her snug, pullover silk shift. Hurrying to do CPR and start IVs, that dress was the last thing they were worried about...

Rehab Road is the jewel of an Ohio facility's progressive therapy environment that helps prepare residents for their trip back home.

The nursing home industry isn't known for setting trends, but that landscape may be changing.

Is it a realistic care plan goal to heal a diabetic foot ulcer that has been present for two years?

Anna Ortigara, Communications director, Green House® Project