What families need to know about a renewed debate over rules for nursing homes that sedate dementia patients.

New York’s nursing homes are in crisis. Staffing shortages have strained facilities to their limits, nurses are overwhelmed, ...

Principle LTC, operator of 45 nursing homes in the Southeast, is building on its successful role testing a key drug for COVID-19 prevention and treatment to facilitate trials of a new Alzheimer drug.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent data revealed an increase in medication use among nursing home residents in Ontario, Canada, “with the ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wolters Kluwer Health and Unbound Medicine today announced the launch of a brand new mobile app version of the original and best-selling drug guide for ...

Government policies aimed at curbing excessive use of powerful psychiatric drugs for dementia patients in nursing homes are probably having an unintended side effect: greater use of anti-seizure ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Upon nursing home admission, the admitting clinician assesses the appropriateness of each medication in context ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – A Syracuse nursing home resident suffered a heart attack and kidney failure after being given another resident’s medications by mistake, according to a state Health Department ...

Undergoing cancer treatment can be one of the toughest challenges of someone’s life. As cancer patients undergo their treatment journeys, seemingly small touches may have a huge impact on their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing oversees nursing homes in the state of Iowa. (Photo via Getty Images; ...

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