Dementia patients are given antipsychotics, which FDA warns may increase the risk for deat ...

The government’s “star” ratings for nursing homes are misleading, new research finds.

Watchdog report flags antipsychotic misuse in nursing homes, revealing false schizophrenia diagnoses to inflate CMS ratings and compromise care.

Tools designed to help families researching a nursing home are obscure and often criticized by industry experts over their reliability and accuracy. The Care Compare website maintained by the federal ...

The need to move to a nursing home, assisted living facility or another type of care setting often comes suddenly, setting ...

Medicare’s nursing home rating system is designed to help consumers compare nursing homes, identify quality differences, and spot areas of concern. While Medicare usually doesn’t cover long-term ...

A total of 150 nursing homes in New York received the lowest overall rating in the latest federal government review of safety, staffing and quality measures. The federal ratings were released late ...

False diagnoses are used to mask inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs on patients with dementia, a practice called chemical restraint, a government watchdog report said.