nursing homes

People with disabilities or the elderly may be forced to live at a nursing home or other institution as Medicaid cuts make access to home healthcare services harder to access.

The short answer: Yes. A study from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that a 25% increase in the flow of immigrants into the U.S. would prevent 5,000 deaths among older Americans.

A new investigation finds that abuse rates are higher at nursing homes with more mental illness. There’s a financial reason behind why folks end up at nursing homes instead of other institutions in the first place.

Until now, the only staffing rule for nursing homes has been that they have “sufficient” staff, without specifying what that means.

The changes aim to bolster pay for providers — many of them low-income immigrants — and require higher minimum staffing levels.

Rising costs for prescriptions and hospital services were felt in latest PCE report, though health inflation has been mild in the past year.

The government wants to set staffing standards at nursing homes, but the industry says there are too few nurses to allow it to comply.

A new book lays out how to align finances and personal goals so you can enjoy aging.

A new investigation by The New Yorker delves into the acquisition of a Virginia nursing home and what happened next.

Some nursing homes say they can’t compete for workers, as fast-food places and other retailers have raised wages.