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The number of long-term residential care beds and home support hours for older people will need to increase by at least 60% ...
We’ve medicalized long-term care so much that we’ve forgotten the people at its heart. But care can’t be complete without ...
More than 800,000 immigrants and naturalized citizens comprise 28% of direct care employees at home care agencies, nursing ...
Frontline caregivers are often disgusted by older patients’ “decayed and ill” mouths, creating a potential barrier to dental care.
As a 100% disabled veteran, you have valuable Department of Veterans Affairs benefits that might make private LTC insurance ...
The outgoing chair of Horizon Health Network's patient safety committee used his last public address to warn about the impact ...
The Arkansas Health Care Association, which represents nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and long-term care facilities, had a good week for news. They cut the ribbon on the first of three new ...
A large European study finds that more than half of residents of long-term care facilities acquire healthcare-associated ...
For many in long-term care, Monday’s announcement about voluntary prior authorization reforms reeks of unpleasant déjà vu.
Understaffed nursing homes rely on an immigrant workforce. Cuts to Medicaid and a tough immigration policy amount to a double ...
A new national target aims to reduce inappropriate antipsychotic use in Canada's long-term care (LTC) homes. Set at 15 per cent, the target aims to reduce the over-reliance of these medications for ...
The Concho Valley Area Agency on Aging is seeking volunteers to advocate for people living in nursing homes and assisted ...