If you have a loved one in a nursing home, you know how important it is to be there for them – literally and figuratively – to demonstrate care. A visit may seem like an obvious way to show support, ...

As Covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun requiring visitors to present proof that they’re not infected before entering facilities, stoking frustration and dismay among ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Nursing home residents can now have visitors at all times, even when there is a Covid-19 outbreak in their facility, under new federal guidelines. Nearly all nursing home visits were ...

A major new study suggests that Medicare beneficiaries with dementia receive better care when treated by clinicians who specialize in nursing home practice — meaning they provide at least 80% of their ...

This holiday marks a return to visits in nursing homes for some who were not able to see family for the holidays last fall and winter as long-term care facilities kept visitors out to try to prevent ...

After a year of isolation, there's a push to open doors at long-term care homes. Before the coronavirus pandemic, Marcella Goheen would visit her husband at a nursing home every day. As an essential ...

Visits to nursing homes nationwide will be temporarily restricted under the national emergency that President Donald Trump declared Friday to battle the novel coronavirus. Visits to nursing homes ...

The U.S. Senate on Monday night approved a funding measure that would reopen the federal government and address telehealth disruptions and other matters ...