PBS will air a special on Alzheimer’s disease, “Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts,” January 25, focusing on the social and economic challenges the United States may face if advancements in finding…

Five senior living communities from across the nation were recognized as winners of Argentum’s fifth annual Senior Living by Design Awards, published in the November/December issue of Senior Living Executive…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has clarified automatic sprinkler system installation requirements (PDF) in attic spaces in long-term care communities.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has unveiled two new websites for consumers that include information about the quality of inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term care hospitals.

Older patients receiving kidney transplants are at a higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, partly due to the disease and the need for neurotoxic immunosuppressant drugs to prevent…

A bipartisan Senate report calls on Congress to take action to prevent huge cost increases on well-established prescription medicines. The Senate Special Committee on Aging reported the results of a…

There is a growing realization among health care executives that transforming the health care system will require their organizations to develop new business models and new organizational structures, according to…

The National Academy of Medicine has created a new “action collaborative” to address high rates of depression and suicide among health care workers, reports STAT.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a list of frequently asked questions and answers related to how home and community based services can meet regulatory requirements as…

The Administration on Community Living has announced the theme of Older Americans Month for 2017 – Age Out Loud.

More than one in five people in the United States will be age 65 and older and one in three households will be headed by someone in that age bracket,…

National efforts to make health care safer are paying off, with approximately 125,000 fewer patients dying due to hospital-acquired conditions and saving more than $28 billion in health care costs…