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Joe Bush is the staff writer at McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.

With widespread cases of flu being reported already in 47 states, health officials nationwide are keeping a wary eye eye on public health. Nursing homes in various pockets have reported cutting off or...

Families and physicians are often left to make end-of-life decisions for patients, and these choices are more complicated than many realize, according to a new study.

Whenever I talk with long-term care professionals, I like to ask why they have chosen to do this work. Let’s face it, this is not a field for sissies.

Transportation for anyone in a rural or sub-rural setting — especially long-term care providers — can be challenging. More planning and top-notch strategic investments are needed, many observers believe....

Providers are continuing to sign up in record numbers for the 8th Annual McKnight’s Online Expo. The profession’s first and only virtual full trade show, it takes place March 26-27 and offers...

Medicaid covered a record 42.4 million people in 2003, up 3.9% from 2002, despite predictions that budget deficits would make states reduce Medicaid coverage. This was triple the population growth rate,...

In a surprise to researchers, few professionals surveyed across 10 medical centers reported using out-of-office blood pressure monitoring to screen for and diagnose hypertension.

One of the core tenets of Andrea Leebron-Clay’s career in long-term care has been understanding what she says is a “commonsense thing.” “People don’t want to be in nursing homes. So I said to...

As nursing home administrators navigate through new regulations, changing demography of the long-term care market and complex resident needs, well-rounded staff education is critical to improving quality...