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Among 28,271 hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus-like illness among adults aged at least 60 years without immunocompromising conditions, vaccine effectiveness was 80% (95% CI 71–85) against respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalizations,…

Persons with dementia frequently experience mealtime behavioral problems that can result in reduced or lack of intake of food or fluids.

A Pleasant Hills nursing home that has been repeatedly cited for insufficient staffing is now facing a second wrongful-death lawsuit after a resident died five days after admission.

A former anesthesiologist at Tufts Medical Center was convicted yesterday by a federal jury of attempted sex trafficking of a child. Sadeq Ali Quraishi, 47, was convicted of one count…

A United Hospital Fund (UHF) partnership with nursing homes focused on safe “deprescribing”—decreasing the use of potentially inappropriate medications—has successfully reduced the average number of medications prescribed to each resident…

A resident of a Mason City nursing home died in August after sustaining numerous injuries that doctors described as suspicious in nature, according to state records.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said nearly 1,000 people had to be rescued from floodwaters caused by Hurricane Milton, and one of those rescue operations took place at an assisted living…

The average annual incidence of severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was higher among residents of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities vs community-dwelling adults, according to study results published in…

A study of long-term care (LTC) facilities in Massachusetts found that residents with a documented penicillin allergy were 95% less likely to receive beta-lactam antibiotics, researchers reported in Antimicrobial Stewardship &…

A 21-year-old Colorado man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a 78-year-old resident at a care facility in Loveland.