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Newly released data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) show mixed results in how nursing homes address staff safety, which is closely connected to care quality and workforce stability, according to the agency. The 2025 results come from AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Workplace Safety Supplemental [...]

Older adults with obesity struggle to access appropriate social care due to weight-related barriers and discrimination, according to new research from Anglia Ruskin University and the University of West London. The study, published in PLOS One, involved in-depth interviews with 33 older adults with obesity and revealed significant gaps in care [...]

Researchers aim to better understand suicide risk in older adults after hospitalization … Scientists develop new mRNA vaccines that adapt to evolving pathogens … Epilepsy strikes patients with frontotemporal dementia more often … Four strategies help manage patient treatment expectations and satisfaction … Two-drug combo improves kidney protection for patients [...]

Life plan community sales and marketing director Jill Chang had a customer service encounter at a Chick-Fil-A last month that moved her to take to social media and pose a question for her peers: What could senior care providers take from the restaurant’s often-praised customer service playbook? “I have had consistent [...]