By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Jan. 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Boosting staffing levels at nursing homes could improve the health of residents, a new study says.

A new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center warns that nursing home capacity across the United States has dropped sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic, with rural communities hit the ...

Due to staff issues and other factors, nursing homes nationally and across the region are operating below capacity.

If assisted living beds are available, some people living with dementia may delay moving to a nursing home or will not move to a nursing home at all, suggest the findings of a new study.

Nursing homes have lost 5% of operating capacity since 2020, according to a new study examining why providers have had to limit admissions.

Although telehealth offers a “promising strategy” for improving access to care, according to the authors of a new study, “notable” differences exist in telehealth use depending on where an older adult ...

A new study challenges conventional thought regarding the benefits of continuity in nursing care within intensive care units (ICUs). The researchers found that increased nurse continuity was not ...