Danielle Brown

Louisiana nursing homes’ emergency preparedness plans must be approved by the state’s Department of Health each year under a new law signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards (R), his office announced.

Long-term care residents who get a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are at a reduced risk of being hospitalized or dying from the disease during an omicron-related surge, Israeli researchers say. 

The former director of nursing at a South Carolina skilled nursing facility has pleaded guilty in a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccine card case, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. 

CDC panel calls for stronger flu vaccines for seniors … OIG report finds inaccuracies in Medicare’s race, ethnicity data … Social stress affects linked to signs of accelerated aging

Louisiana skilled nursing operator Bob Dean was arrested Wednesday following a 10-month investigation into botched evacuations during Hurricane Ida that left a dozen residents dead. 

A measure aimed at strengthening California’s licensing requirements for potential buyers of skilled nursing facilities has begun to lose steam among some lawmakers following changes that reshaped the...

Nursing home residents and staff members who receive a COVID-19 booster have increased protection from future infections soon after receiving the additional doses, according to a new study. 

A nursing home in the United Kingdom transformed its facility into Buckingham Palace in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. 

The deadline to enter the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology awards is June 30.

L.A. council approves $25 per hour minimum for SNF aides in private hospitals … Hundreds of residents removed from troubled NJ nursing home … State lawmakers approve study of LTC staffing trends during...