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The kind of lifestyle habits that predispose seniors to chronic illnesses such as diabetes and dementia, are also likely to land them in nursing homes as they age, a new study finds.

Meadow Park in Catonsville, MD, will receive a $15,000 grant and gain the support of study partners in a palliative care program that it says will help change how the long-term care industry provides advanced...

Younger nursing home residents, despite dramatically different needs than their older counterparts, have been overlooked by existing efforts to deinstitutionalize care, according to a study published in...

In a comparison of healthcare worker employment in pre-pandemic and pandemic periods, many more non-physicians became unemployed than physicians, according to a JAMA research letter published Sept. 19. 

Senior ED patients will receive falls prevention supports, with the rate of recurrence tracked over a six-month follow-up period.

New data from vaccine maker Pfizer and Israel’s health ministry may help U.S. health agencies make a case for recommending COVID-19 booster shots, various sources report.

CMS issues reprieve for 2,500 nursing homes yet to report COVID vaccination rates … Former CMS administrator says nursing homes will remain key test sites for COVID therapies, other treatments …...

Vitamin D treatment in adults with low levels but no symptoms of deficiency has no effect on most health outcomes, including fractures, depression and diabetes, a new analysis shows.

The Cleveland Clinic’s Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2020 include a range of discoveries and inventions that target age-related disease.

Pouring over nearly 120 worldwide studies on fall-prevention technology, investigators found that the majority were tested in lab settings utilizing students, and some used mannequins to simulate falls....