More than 30 communities around the country have applied to be a part of a new demonstration project that the Department of Health and Human Services hopes will nudge the nation towards electronic health records (EHR), according to a statement from HHS.

A new device designed by student engineers at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) to aid cerebral palsy or stroke patients with physical therapy made its debut at the Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics last week.

It's hardly a secret that eldercare services in this nation are in a state of flux. The average age of nursing homes in most metro markets has surpassed 30 years.

Federal regulators' "Nursing Home Compare" Web site now lists facilities that rank in the lowest 10% in quality based on state inspection results, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services disclosed Thursday.

The woman believed to be the oldest person in the world celebrated her 115th birthday on Sunday at Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville, IN.

A blood test that diagnoses Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases with over 90% accuracy could be on the market as early as this summer, according to a report from the Society of Chemical Industry.

Scrutiny of information technology use in nursing homes has been put under a new microscope and the findings are not pretty, researchers say.

Medicare beneficiaries are willing to try new technology to help them maintain their independence, but technical issues and cost remain roadblocks, two studies find.

Developing a technologically savvy workforce is the secret to a facility's success when it comes to upgrading systems

It's April. Do you know where your year has gone? That's not entirely a rhetorical question because even if your fiscal year isn't nearing an end, you could have reason to be feeling a squeeze.