Nursing homes that allowed visitors during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic did not see higher infection rates, even during one of its most dangerous phases, academic researchers conclude in a ...

A Calgary couple is urging the province to lower wait times for surgery — or consider compensating Albertans who travel ...

Potential risks of self-medication include incorrectly self-diagnosing and taking the wrong medication, which leads to several complications, hence making it harder to treat illnesses.

When it comes time to decide whether to move a family member to a care facility or assisted living, communication is key.

Miriam Sabir's mother was independent before she got COVID-19 and pneumonia in late 2022. After, Sabir became her caregiver.

Vaccine boosters help keep cancer patients from being hospitalized or admitted to intensive care units due to COVID-19, according to a new study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators. Their findings, ...

Assisted living centers are rare in Mass, but many families still don’t know what they offer — or what they don’t.

A deadly fire at a Massachusetts assisted living home on Sunday highlights the need for federal legislation strengthening oversight of such facilities, according to long-term care resident ...