Frailty accelerated four to nine years before dementia started, and it was positively linked with the risk for dementia, according to four studies conducted in the United States and the United Kingdom ...

A new study evaluated the risk for delirium after 10 noncardiac surgeries. Of all the operations, those who had an endarterectomy — a procedure to remove plaque from an artery or arteries — had the ...

Diabetes is very common in people living in post-acute and long-term environments, affecting 25% to 34% of these individuals.

An intervention to enhance older adults’ social cognition and social networks would be beneficial to implement further, according to a pilot study published on Nov. 7 in BMC Geriatrics. The ...

Left unchecked, founder syndrome not only weakens operations but also exposes companies to serious risks if a founder’s ...

CMS last week quietly extended a quick-turnaround deadline it had imposed for every US nursing home to revalidate its ownership information.

Leaders at Covenant Living Communities & Services set out to create workplaces that better fostered leadership.

A comprehensive national health study reveals that older Americans demonstrated greater emotional resilience compared to ...

A recent Japanese study identified key indicators that may help predict which older adults are most likely to experience falls, potentially paving the way for more effective prevention strategies.

A nationwide study of over 5.4 million older adults reveals that heat waves significantly increase emergency room (ER) visits and hospitalizations among seniors who are dually eligible for Medicare ...

Effective discharge planning doesn’t have to be an uphill battle for skilled nursing facilities if their teams commit to working together.

Caring for people living with dementia has always required balancing safety and autonomy: We often want autonomy for ...