New initiative activated to strengthen response to mpox public health crisis
In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the ...
Tag: Home Care
‘Financial ruin is baked into the system’: Readers on the costs of long-term care
Thousands of readers reacted to the articles in the "Dying Broke" series about the financial burden of long-term care in ...
Dementia patients living alone at risk for medical problems, self-neglect
An estimated 1 in 4 older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone and is at risk of ...
Pressure ulcers' number and severity found to be underreported by U.S. nursing homes
Researchers at the University of Chicago have found that the number and severity of pressure ulcers suffered by Medicare residents ...
After the pandemic hit nursing homes hard, California lawmakers push to tighten licensing rules
When Johanna Trenerry discovered a nursing house for her husband after his stroke, she anticipated his keep could be non ...
