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Infection metrics are down overall. But aging services providers should remain on guard, as older adults account for a rising percentage of hospitalizations, officials say.

Overall, people aged 65 and older accounted for approximately 90% of US COVID-19 deaths in October, finds a new analysis of federal data.

A second COVID-19 illness may be far more risky to one’s health than the first, and the risks accumulate with subsequent infections, investigators report.

A new study reveals top factors tied to record-setting mortality rates in Canada’s LTC facilities during the early pandemic, and a treatment that boosted survival in severely ill residents.

Molnupiravir and Paxlovid appear to reduce the risk of death and hospital admission without increasing adverse events in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, a sweeping review of studies has found.

As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to mutate and vaccines become less effective, the oldest U.S. adults are having a harder time fighting off severe illness, according to a new report.

U.S. mortality from COVID-19 increased overall in 2021, but there has been a decline in deaths among the elderly and other shifts in who is severely affected by the disease, the CDC reports.

Resident deaths have dropped from a January peak, hitting what appears to be the lowest level since the summer of 2021. But experts fear that a lack of urgency could leave some facilities unprepared for...

Investigators examined data from half a million adults aged 60 to 100 years old in Israel. The country approved second doses for seniors in January.

Residents with dementia had a 33% higher rate of death in 2020 vs. pre-pandemic 2019. Healthcare disruption — rather than COVID-19 illness alone — may be the direct cause of this disparity, the study...