A comprehensive new study predicts that by 2050, about 213 million American adults will be overweight or obese, representing ...

A large-scale Australian study has found that older adults taking gabapentinoids — a common pain medication for nerve pain and epilepsy — face an increased risk of hip fracture, with especially high ...

A new analysis revealed that Medicare spent roughly $2 billion over three years on unnecessary back surgeries for older adults. This alarming figure comes from research conducted by the nonpartisan ...

We often hear about the many factors that contribute to a well-run nursing home. But these two metrics stand out as ...

I once worked for a CEO who had a remarkable ability to make each of his direct reports feel like the most important person ...

A provider is accused of coercing immigrant workers into staying with the company under the threat of legal action and ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he was nominating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and ...

Long-term care leaders are on a quest to learn all they can about who may oversee them soon as new government leaders.

The Medicare program is approaching a “tipping point” on its journey to move all beneficiaries into value-based care ...

A nursing home company has settled with New York’s attorney general to resolve allegations that four of its nursing homes had ...

A study of 204 low-income older adults found that 3 out of 4 had undiagnosed cognitive issues — including some who didn’t ...

The risk for all-cause death was higher in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who experienced social isolation compared to those who were more socially connected to others, ...