Maine has the 12th highest rate of long-term nursing home residents on antipsychotics, which carry health risks.

Principle LTC, operator of 45 nursing homes in the Southeast, is building on its successful role testing a key drug for COVID-19 prevention and treatment to facilitate trials of a new Alzheimer drug.

Among over 60,000 nursing home residents who initiated antihypertensive medication, rates of excess fractures due to falls per 100 person-years were as high as 5 among certain patient groups, such as ...

'It truly has proven to be an additional layer of support to enhance patient care and outcomes,' nurse executive says. What began as an innovative way to monitor and care for COVID-19 patients at the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Upon nursing home admission, the admitting clinician assesses the appropriateness of each medication in context ...

Undergoing cancer treatment can be one of the toughest challenges of someone’s life. As cancer patients undergo their treatment journeys, seemingly small touches may have a huge impact on their ...

A decade-long effort to reduce medication risks for nursing home residents with dementia has paid off in some ways – but produced unintended consequences that now need addressing, new research shows.

New Hampshire lawmakers are weighing a measure to funnel state funding to skilled nursing facilities that train employees as medication nursing assistants. The goal is to increase certifications for ...