Amid Medicare Advantage’s rise, future policy shifts – including faster prior authorization requirements and Medicaid cuts – ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to study the effects of unused medications on the environment, and they’re enlisting the help of nursing homes and other healthcare facilities around ...

“The Summer of Nursing Home Medication Awareness” may not have the same ring as “The Summer of Love” or be as funny as “The Summer of George,” but if residents are better off come the fall, it will be ...

Chelsea, Mass.-based nursing home AdviniaCare Eastpointe is under investigation after emergency responders found residents wandering the halls and waiting for medication, Boston 25 News reported Sept.

In January the Department of Health issued an alert after a report found that people in care homes were far more likely to be given the wrong medicine than those in the community. Nick Barber, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent data revealed an increase in medication use among nursing home residents in Ontario, Canada, “with the ...

A man suffered an opioid overdose following confusion among care home staff over his medication. Thompson Elliott, a resident ...

Village Caregiving reports that in-home care for seniors with dementia fosters independence, safety, and companionship, ...

Effective intervention can reduce medication overuse in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF's), the latest University of Tasmania research shows. The research was conducted in 150 Australian RACF's ...

CMS fined a Buffalo, N.Y.-based nursing home $47,827 after staff members improperly administered insulin to a patient, reports The Buffalo News. The incident occurred at the Humboldt House ...

As Australia undertakes major aged care reforms to improve medication management and resident safety, a new University of South Australia initiative will trial medication safety rounds in aged care ...