The drive to maximize profits on the part of some long-term care companies can result in a failure to respect residents’ ...

When long-term care facilities empower residents to engage in the voting process, they enable them to age with dignity and respect. JOSHUA BOUCHER [email protected] An older Californian gives up ...

On a white-hot Wednesday afternoon in mid-August, Bonnie Gow wanders the air-conditioned halls of the Cheney Care Community's nursing home. She's not a resident or member of the facility's staff, but ...

More than 2 million Americans live in long-term care — a nursing home, assisted living or other residential care facility. Many of us may pay regular visits to a family member, friend, or neighbor, ...

October is National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Month, a time to honor individuals living in long-term care facilities and to call attention to their rights. Residents' Rights Month is an ...

October marks National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month, a time to honor the contributions and sacrifices made by long-term care (LTC) residents in improving our community. It’s also an ...

Franklin County commissioners have declared October as National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month. The commissioners are asking everyone to be “citizen advocates” on behalf of these special ...

Once admitted to a long-term care facility, a significant number of residents face stark cognitive decline, new study results reveal. But providers can be proactive by preparing residents and staff ...

A new study reveals resident-on-resident attacks are not a problem unique to American nursing homes but more likely embedded in shared cultural expectations of institutional care and the stresses of ...

"We found that residents of these facilities suffered significantly greater morbidity and mortality from RSV infections compared with older adults living in the community." — Brenda L. Tesini, MD, ...

WAUKEE, Iowa — Several families in the metro are left scrambling to find a place for their loved ones to be cared for after a long term care senior facility announced it is closing in November. Thirty ...

More than 2 million Americans live in long-term care — a nursing home, assisted living or other residential care facility. Many of us may pay regular visits to a family member, friend, or neighbor, ...