A new model aims to help hospitals and health system leaders better understand how investments in nursing contribute to financial ...

Routine "microtransitions" within a nursing home can trigger negative health events for patients, but they’re often overlooked compared to the highly regulated transitions of care between healthcare ...

Nursing homes in official resident assessments "failed to report" 43% of falls involving Medicare enrollees as required by law, according to a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...

Staff at a Concord nursing home gave a 55-year-old paraplegic patient a cup of bleach-based wound-cleaning solution to wash down his morning pills, the man claimed in a lawsuit against the facility.

New research has shown hospital patients could reduce the carbon footprint and saturated fat content of their selected meals by up to almost a third—if the weekly menu featuring the same dishes is ...

A 95-year-old woman with dementia was arrested Tuesday two days after she allegedly beat a fellow Brooklyn nursing home resident to death with a metal wheelchair piece. Galina Smirnova was cuffed ...

Two employees of an Ocean County nursing home were indicted this month on charges related to an 87-year-old patient being pepper-sprayed and left without care for nearly an hour, state officials said ...

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Poor communication between healthcare providers is a leading contributor to adverse events, particularly during clinical handovers. These moments are critical ...

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