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Employees at defunct nursing home get billed thousands for COVID tests … CDC announces recommendations for upcoming respiratory illness season … Harvard study finds ideal sleeping temp for seniors

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released new data on falls, giving more insight into how many people are falling, and getting injured or dying as a result of taking spills.

New statistics out about older adults and suicides shed light on the seriousness of the problem and the need for better solutions.

Earlier this year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed two new vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus in older adults. Now the agency has added some new guidance on using the RSV...

CDC director Rochelle Walensky has greenlit the use of two new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines for preventing severe disease in older adults, emphasizing their use in vulnerable groups such...

A panel of experts decided that people aged 60 years and older may receive either of two recently approved vaccines for preventing respiratory syncytial virus infections. But the recommendation is not...

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A biennial report on long-term care costs should include specific questions about nursing homes’ complex ownership structures and complete costs to payers, according to the top Republican on the US Senate...

As the threat of COVID-19 fades, a key figure in the Biden Administration’s pandemic fight is stepping down.

Community spread will no longer be tracked by the CDC after the PHE ends May 11. Nursing homes have used the data to make COVID-19 mitigation decisions.