Older adults who exhibited early signs of Alzheimer’s and walked at least 3,000 steps per day experienced a slower rate of cognitive decline compared to those who walked less than 3,000 steps per day, ...

The number of opioid prescriptions for United States nursing home residents sharply declined from 48.1% in 2011 to 33.5% in 2022, according to a November study published in the Journal of the American ...

Transgender women do not have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke … Advanced disease modelling shows some gut bacteria can spread as rapidly as viruses … New patch could help heal the heart ...

Having optimal cardiovascular health may offset the risk of dementia for people with type 2 diabetes, according to a ...

In a year in which uncertainty and inaction have been common themes, LeadingAge executives acknowledged here Monday that aging services providers are increasingly split into haves and have-nots.

Policymakers should explore “complementary strategies” combined with antitrust laws to better control nursing home corporatization.

New voluntary guidance for nursing home compliance is already being used to chart audit and investigation activity, a pair of compliance experts said here Monday.

A new guideline published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is the first to provide recommendations for the management of obstructive sleep apnea in ...

Nursing homes looking to retain more of their frontline staff should level up their retention game by pouring more resources ...

When falls increase in a nursing home, the first reaction is almost always the same: call a meeting, schedule retraining, and remind staff to "be more ...

A reduction in prescriptions of sleep drugs for older adults is associated with substantial health and economic benefits, ...

The first major update to long-term care infection prevention and control recommendations in 17 years offer providers a new ...