Enlarge this image Researchers find that dementia patients who engage in activities such as gathering photographs and talking about family see improvements…
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C. Diff Infections Are Falling, Thanks To Better Cleaning And Fewer Antibiotics
by NPR June 29, 2017Enlarge this image C. diff infections, which rose for decades, are now falling, according to the CDC. David Phillips/Science Source hide caption…
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Medicaid pays the costs for about 62 percent of seniors who are living in nursing homes, some of the priciest health care…
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Enlarge this image Nursing homes and hospitals need to work harder to keep water systems from being contaminated with bacteria that cause…
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Enlarge this image Vincent Galvan first went to a nursing home in 2012 after his right leg was amputated. He was evicted…
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Rule Change Could Push Hospitals To Tell Patients About Nursing Home Quality
by NPR November 27, 2016Enlarge this image Laura Rees (left) and her sister Nancy Fee sit with their father, Joseph Fee, while holding a photo of…