The now chronic problem of more expensive agency staff and potentially lower quality care in nursing homes needs to be addressed as part of calls for increased oversight of the sector, according to a ...

Private nursing home chains are ramping up fraudulent billing practices to pocket billions from the federal government. The practice may be linked to patient harm and deaths, a new study shows.

ALBANY — Millions of residents who have suffered from negligence at nursing homes across the country — including in New York — can trace worsening health outcomes to fraud committed by the operators ...

Nursing home residents encounter significant obstacles when trying to stay physically active, according to a new qualitative study examining sedentary behavior and physical inactivity among elderly ...

A new study by researchers from the School of Nursing has found that the COVID-19 pandemic brought a new level of isolation and loneliness to nursing home residents, leaving them with a palpable sense ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A new national study has determined that nursing homes will often ramp up staffing levels in anticipation of state inspections and then cut staffing once the ...

Older adults who are socially isolated are much more likely to end up in a nursing home, a study has found. Eight researchers published the study Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. They examined 11,517 ...

Veterans whose family caregivers reported higher emotional burden and depression were more likely to be admitted to nursing homes after three-year follow-ups, according to a September study published ...

A new study shows that some nursing homes are shunting the majority of their profits off of their own books and into less-visible corners of their owners’ pockets. The practice makes the nursing homes ...

Nursing homes in underserved areas with insufficient staff are more likely to give their residents antipsychotic drugs, a new study from researchers at NYU’s nursing and medical schools has found. The ...