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The Joint Commission is planning to revise its infection prevention and control requirements for assisted living community accreditation as infection prevention and control regulations for the setting...

A Pennsylvania assisted living community cannot use a federal immunity protection argument to move a COVID-19 wrongful death lawsuit to federal court, an appellate court ruled Tuesday.

Assisted living regulations, statutes and policies in 20 states (31%) were updated between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, according to a new report from the National Center for Assisted Living.

Constantly changing guidelines, fractured communication and being abruptly cut off from loved ones in nursing and residential care homes had a “profound” effect on the physical and mental health of...

Older adults often left out of clinical research trials … FEMA launches new ad campaign to urge emergency preparedness for older adults … HHS establishes advisory committee on long COVID

A state COVID-19 immunity shield law for assisted living and other providers has been ruled unconstitutional, which could have major implications for long-term care and other healthcare providers in Arizona.

Americans “dangerously” underestimate the effects that healthcare costs and challenges may have on their retirement plans, including planning for a stay in a long-term care facility, according to the...

Hurricane Idalia slammed into Florida last week before sweeping into Georgia and South Carolina, flooding roadways and downing power lines. But senior living providers emerged without serious damage or...

As the United States prepares to celebrate the country’s workers on Labor Day, a Virginia life plan community hosted an employment workshop to support Afghan refugees entering the American workforce.

The risk of dementia is greater among people in regions of the US with high levels of a certain type of air pollution, particularly from agriculture and wildfires, according to a new study published in...