In my last blog, I mentioned the impact a mentor can have on your “story.” I have been looking at the positive impact of our mentorship program on not ...

An attempt to impose new nursing home staffing rules in Virginia has been caught up in the “will they or won’t they?” debate ...

Once the first signs of dementia become apparent, an average of 3.5 years passes before a diagnosis is made, a new study has ...

Agency nursing’s ties to staffing instability and lower nursing home quality should land it in the quality ratings mix — and provide consumers some clarity into a given facility's dependence on ...

When it comes to improving quality measure performance, too many providers continue to respond to fire alarms while neglecting what’s setting those alarms off, a leading MDS expert is warning.

Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2025 Women of Distinction honorees daily through Aug. 18. For additional ...

Although Krystal Thoe juggles many leadership responsibilities at Legacy Healthcare, she continually impresses staff members and residents alike with her poise, professionalism and positivity. For ...

Older adults who adhere to a noninflammatory, healthy diet can slow the development of multiple chronic diseases, while those who eat inflammatory diets may accelerate the progress of multimorbidity, ...

When you enter a nursing home as a resident, you will have an almost 50% chance of falling before your next birthday. And if a nursing home has 100 beds, ...

These findings should resonate across this sector. Because if there’s one thing long-term care residents need more of, it’s ...

When you enter a nursing home as a resident, you will have an almost 50% chance of falling before your next birthday. And if a nursing home has 100 beds, it would be expected to have, on average, 170 ...

As a child, I was fascinated by the sound of my own voice echoing off cave walls — each shout returning to me with a kind of ...