New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.

Advocates are urging CMS to reinstate mandatory federal training requirements for nursing aides working directly with nursing home residents, citing safety concerns, Bloomberg Law reported Dec. 10.

Training nursing home workers to specialize in care areas like this can be a significant boost for nursing home workforces, experts say, because it helps retain facilities’ strongest employees by ...

Some states demand nursing homes spend more on care and are more transparent in their finances. Michigan could do the same.

An investigation into Michigan nursing homes found widespread problems, many of them tied to staffing shortages and inadequate training. Now, some state ...