In elderly people, a decline in lower limb function—essential for walking and standing—substantially contributes to the ...

Skilled foreign-born workers need clarity and confidence when it comes to American immigration policy, say health care ...

A Cape Coral nurse whose neglect nearly led to the death of a child in her care has been sentenced to jail time and will be ...

Since 2015, Congress has authorized funding for the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program which trains about 70,000 people ...

Assisted living communities should increase their efforts to encourage more residents to engage in physical activity, and activity directors need to be trained better in moderate- and high-intensity ...

As America’s population ages, hospitals and health systems are reimagining how to deliver care that honors dignity, independence, and what matters most to patients.

Sam Cotton, the social worker who directs its dementia program, recently heard from a local Methodist church whose ...

Medical malpractice: Suit alleges that a nursing facility failed to implement appropriate fall prevention protocols, maintain safe premises, provide adequate staffing and supervision, and conduct ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to spotlight a disease that will affect hundreds of thousands of Americans this year. In the U.S., a new case of breast cancer is diagnosed about every ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to spotlight a disease that will affect hundreds of thousands of Americans this year. In the U.S., a new case of breast cancer is diagnosed about every ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and industrywide nurse staffing shortages have led to many nurses and other clinical staff being thrust prematurely into nurse leadership positions. But new research suggests ...

Stephen Isaacs ([email protected]) is a partner at Isaacs/Jellinek, in Calistoga, California. Paul S. Jellinek is a partner at Isaacs/Jellinek. Terry Fulmer is president and CEO of the John A.