Medicare Part D claims significantly underreport opioid dispensing for patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities after hospitalizations, according to a September research letter published in the ...

Developing depression half a month after gastrointestinal (GI) disease presented an elevated risk of dementia among participants in a November study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.

Everyone has heard about someone who lost their life’s savings to the high cost of long-term care. The media is full of such stories. KFF Health News and ...

Facing increased fiscal and liability pressures, more US nursing homes are initiating involuntary patient discharges.

As the calendar flips toward Thanksgiving week, the entire McKnight’s staff would like to wish all of our readers many reflective moments of satisfaction and gratitude in their lives.

Private equity’s expanding role in nursing homes and other healthcare settings is raising alarms from coast to coast, with state lawmakers introducing legislation in an effort to reduce its control ...