DEAR DR. GOTT: My elderly father has established a "connection" with a woman in his nursing home. He believes they are in love, and he wishes to engage in physical intimacy. So does she, it seems.

​Nursing home evictions — known as involuntary discharges — are now among the most common complaints reported to ombudsman ...

A recent Gallup survey found a plurality of Americans rate the quality of care in U.S. nursing homes as “poor.” The data, from a Gallup Panel survey, found 36 percent of Americans give the country’s ...

Proactive measures, such as providing rigorous staff education and transparent financial policies, are essential to ...

About 1.1 million Americans reside in nursing homes. And while the search may be challenging, it is possible to find a high quality facility. Researchers and advocates agree that most nursing homes ...

Although 98% of seniors 65 and over have health insurance, close to four million have unpaid medical bills, according to 2023 data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. That's because most ...

No one associated with nursing homes – as residents or their families, friends, staff or administrators – is unaware of the massive impact of the pandemic on these facilities which provide essential ...

The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 established a Medicare Advantage Coordinated Care Plan intended for individuals with special care needs, including nursing home residents with lengths of stay ...

Republicans are expected to undo the Biden administration’s contentious nursing home staffing rule, to the relief of the nursing home industry. More than 200,000 people in nursing homes and long-term ...