Residents at one nursing home were forced to wait to use the bathroom, sometimes so long that they relieved themselves in their beds or on the floor, because of a shortage of workers, according to a state Health Department report…

A nursing home has been hit with the most severe citation – and the maximum fine of $100,000 – in connection with a patient who died from a preventable fall, state health regulators said. The patient, who was not identified,…

The country’s leading pharmaceutical industry group has agreed to cut Medicare prescription drug prices by $80 billion over 10 years. President Obama announced it Monday at the White House. The funding will help to narrow the so-called “doughnut hole,” according…

A 24-year-old nursing home worker was indicted Tuesday in a sexual assault case on elderly women in his care. Authorities charged the nursing home worker with six counts of sexual assault involving four victims — the youngest was 89. All…

One local news station recently reported an entertaining bit of news about a local nursing home invigorated by the Nintendo Wii game system. Big competitions, playoffs, and tournaments are changing the norm for the retirees, and it’s all thanks to…

The Washington Post newspaper recently reported in-depth on the problem of “frequent fliers,” patients who leave the hospital, only to boomerang back days or weeks later. The newspaper states that they have become a front-burner challenge not only for hospitals…