Medicare does not usually cover long-term nursing home costs. However, some plans may fund temporary stays in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) if someone needs specialized care. Medicare classifies ...

Home health nurses who work at a Flushing long-term care provider are planning to go on strike next week after months of failed contract negotiations that they say led their employer to unlawfully ...

Workforce issues and staffing are on all of our minds as we all feel the impact of shortages in nursing homes as well as other sites of care. Further, there are concerns among nursing home owners ...

The breakfast tray on the side table had barely been touched. The nursing home resident was an elderly woman with multiple co-morbidities. She had slipped down from her pillow and was in a sideways ...

A new analysis of nursing homes and workforce shortages has brought into sharp focus the heightening need states will have for direct care workers in years close ahead. The report commissioned by ...