Two bills that would require nursing homes to devote 80% of their funds to the direct care of residents moved through the Human Services Committee on Thursday despite objections from industry leaders, ...

A recent report by the National Council of State Boards of Nurses found that nearly 100,000 nurses left the workforce during the pandemic, citing stress and burnout as the main causes. Meanwhile, more ...

At a time when staffing and funding regulations for nursing homes are ramping up at both the state and federal levels, one state is reconsidering its demands on long-term care spending. Oklahoma law ...

John Bodnar, a resident at Advanced Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, reads the news in his room every day. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror Legislators intent on boosting direct care for ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. “The pandemic has lifted the veil on what has been an invisible social ill for decades ...

When nursing homes experience a shortage in directly employed nursing staff, they may rely on temporary workers from staffing agencies to fill this gap. This article examines trends in the use of ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Nearly 200 nursing homes across Virginia are suing the state for its alleged failure to give them increased Medicaid funding, as directed by lawmakers. Meanwhile, Gov. Glenn Youngkin's ...

A new analysis of nursing homes and workforce shortages has brought into sharp focus the heightening need states will have for direct care workers in years close ahead. The report commissioned by ...

Women speak at a 2023 senior health fair in Moosic, Pennsylvania. This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on how we ...