MANKATO — Every little bit helps, says a nursing home administrator about his staffing shortage. “There’s so many of us who need help,” said Pete Madel, administrator of Whispering Creek in Janesville ...

The Ontario government is delivering on its plan to protect the province’s long-term care system by investing more than $180 million to launch new programs that will attract and ...

Demand and costs for care are rising at the same time that a labor shortage threatens to worsen. How can you plan for this need now? By Mark Miller Samir Shah is a forecaster — but he’s an expert on ...

Care Providers Oklahoma hosts a free virtual job fair Nov. 19 to connect Oklahomans with long-term care and skilled nursing careers.

Decisions regarding immigration policy have significant implications for the senior living and care workforce, which can affect the ability of providers to attract and retain talent, according to ...

Long-term services and support need methods of funding as well as new ideas on how to serve those requiring care.

Among health care job sectors, nursing homes have been the most adversely affected by declines in employment growth since the pandemic—a rate more than triple that of hospitals or physician offices, ...

Food plays an essential role in long term care (LTC) settings. Dining services teams do more than provide three meals a day. The menus they create, the way they present food, and their collaboration ...

As you age, you may require care in an assisted living facility or from a live-in caregiver. Unfortunately, most healthcare plans don't cover the costs of these services — costs that can range ...

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX. SCRAMBLING AFTER GETTING WORD OF A SHUTDOWN. THAT’S WHAT SOME FAMILIES ARE HAVING TO DO AFTER LEARNING THE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY AT INDEPENDENCE VILLAGE IS BEING ELIMINATED.

For Laurie Craigen, the realities of senior medical costs hit hard when her grandmother needed hospice care. "It was a stressful time for the family because we were trying to figure out how to ...