Nursing homes are federally regulated; assisted living is a state thing. Case closed, right? Well, not exactly.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday it is freezing its chief nursing home information source for consumers to ensure data accuracy after behind-the-scenes technical changes.

A major new study suggests that Medicare beneficiaries with dementia receive better care when treated by clinicians who specialize in nursing home practice — meaning they provide at least 80% of their ...

A new study of Veterans Health Administration data shows that the Care Assessment Needs (CAN) algorithm — a tool used to ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Special Focus Facility (SFF) program was born from an undeniable truth: Some SNFs persistently ...

Mark Parkinson on Thursday beseeched providers for even more dogged pursuit of quality care and greater worker engagement.

For nursing homes, there is never a good time to be out of regulatory compliance or lax with documentation, but experts say ...

The 2025 LeadingAge Annual Meeting will be held Nov. 2-5 at the Thomas Michael Menino Convention Center in Boston.

President Donald Trump signed into law nearly $1 billion in Medicaid cuts on July 4, dealing a “significant blow” to the long-term care sector. After weeks of debate, the White House secured a major ...

A federal judge has for a second time struck down the federal nursing home staffing mandate’s demands that an RN be on duty 24/7 every day, and for specific levels of nurse hours.

West Virginia is beginning to exit the long-term care industry and selling four of its seven, state-owned facilities to Marx Development Group and its Majestic Care line.

A federal watchdog has issued its third 2025 report analyzing state oversight of background checks for nursing home employees, finding mixed results so far on compliance and enforcement.