Staffing shortages are perhaps the most unifying factor within the home-based industry. It’s usually not a question of if a ...

Agency nursing’s ties to staffing instability and lower nursing home quality should land it in the quality ratings mix — and provide consumers some clarity into a given facility’s dependence on ...

Home health agencies utilize a wide variety of medical professionals to provide short- and long-term services to patients who are elderly, disabled or too ill to care for themselves. Home health care ...

Angela Haupt has been a health writer and editor for more than a decade. She was previously the managing editor of health at U.S. News & World Report, where she spent 11 years covering and editing ...

In an age where public and private insurers are carefully watching every penny spent, health care providers have to document patient care very carefully. Medicare and private insurance companies, ...

If you live in the United States, chances are you know someone who is receiving or has received care at home. It could be an aging parent or grandparent who needs assistance with bathing, dressing, or ...

A temporary staffing agency providing nursing home aides and nurses is facing larceny charges after the state alleged it sent uncertified staff to work for nursing home clients.